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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348060918382 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: james williams <meswiliams_99087@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jameswilliams_619@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:27:05 +0100
Subject:



Dear Friend, I want you to assist me and my partner to receive a package which we are working on how to move it out of our country down to your country,and we promise to give you 30% of the package. We only need: (1) Your full name (2) Your address (3) Mobile Telephone number (4) Your international passport number or Photograph for us to make the deposit with your name. The flight will be leaving with the package next weekend that is why we need your assistance for us to make sure the package leave immediately. The content of the package is $15 million U.S dollars our company Sell Bloc, Crude Oil want to send this money to our customers in Europe through a security company and it was declare personal effect. We want to divert the money to you so that we all will share it,So we want you to send us the needed information for us to deposit the money with your name to the security company that will be leaving with the package. Please we are sorry if we have offended you for the assistance,but we believe the business will change our life.I wait your reply with the information so that we will deposit it with your name as the rightful beneficiary and after that we give you the: Goods Number, Code,The Tracking Number.Please you can call me with this number :+234-80-60-918382 for more information. my email address jameswilliams_618@yahoo.itHoping to hear from you. Thanks and God bless us, MR JAMES WILLIAMS
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