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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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +2348084567995 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: daniel stanley <danielstanley6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <danielstanley00@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:24:19 -0600
Subject: PART TIME JOB OFFER



Dear Friend,My name is Daniel Stanley currently working as a consultant here in the Nigeria. I found this medium; I work as a consultant for a fabric company in Nigeria called Interface Fabrics Limited).I will like to know if you can work online from Home/Temporarily and get paid weekly.***YOUR TASK IS TO CO-ORDINATE PAYMENTS FROM CUSTOMERS AND HELP US WITH THE PAYMENT PROCESSING***We will be glad to offer you a job position in our company, Interface Fabrics Limited)/we need someone to work for the company as a Representative in all part of the world. You dont need to have an Office and this certainly wont disturb any form of work you have going on at the moment.BENEFIT IS AS FOLLOWS:-* The average monthly income is about 2000 Pounds/euros....* No form of investments from you....* This job takes only 1-3 hours per day....* You do not pay any form of taxes....REQUIEDMENTS:* Name..................* Address...............* City..................* State.................* Postal Code...........*Country* Phone.................* Email.................* Age...................* Occupation............* Bank Name.............If you are interested in being our representative out there please get back to this email with the informations asked below to start receiving payment Bank draft from our customers and start cashing right away.Example: Get a Money Order, Travellers Cheque,Cheque or a Bank draft of 1000 pounds/Euros and get 10% off the 1000 pounds/euros which is 100 pounds/ euros as your salary immediately. Reply me as soon as possible if you are interested and I will be glad to get back to you within 24hr.
Web site: - http://www.interfacefabricsgroup.com/home.htmlProduct Samples: - http://samples.camirafabrics.com/Interface Fabrics (Sales and Customer Service)54 liverpool street apapa, Lagos,NigeriaPhone: +2348084567995

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