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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +2348068730852 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • scottmc.ctcinc@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • samuelgige_kal@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CREDIT COMMISION INC." <ctcinc-london-uk@inbox.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:34:10 -0800
Subject: URGENT!.

ATTN: MR. AUDRICK,

I FORGIVE YOUR DOUBT, BUT I WILL ADVISE YOU TO STOP CONFUSING YOURSELF. DO NOT JUGDE YOUR PRESENCE WITH YOUR PAST EXPERINECE. THIS IS REAL, YOU HAVE WON THIS SUM 500,000GBP FROM THE LOTTERY BONANZA ORGAINISED BY UK PREMIER NATIONAL LOTTERY ORGANISATION.

YOU HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO CASH YOUR PRIZE TO OUR REGIONAL OFFICE IN AFRICA, I SENT YOU EMAIL REGARDING THIS ARRANGEMENT AND AT THESAME TIME I RECEIVED A COPY MESSAGE SENT TO YOU BY MR. SCOTT AND MR. KALU, THIS ARE THE PEOPLE INCHARGE OF YOUR PAYMENT, PLEASE YOUR EMAILS FOR DETAILS.

CONTACT INFO:
SCOTT MCCLAIN
EMAIL: scottmc.ctcinc@yahoo.com
SAMUEL KALU
samuelgige_kal@yahoo.com
TEL/FAX: +2348068730852

PLEASE CONTACT THE ABOVE FOR YOUR PAYMENT, TRUST ME, THIS IS REAL.

DAVID RASSER.

Anti-fraud resources:

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