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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:
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447045727371 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • georgemoorclaimsdesk@oued.info

Fraud email example:

From: MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY <mjwins034@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <georgemoorclaimsdesk@mail.md>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 04:59:12 -0600
Subject: MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY-You Are A Winner.....(Contact Your
Claims Agent).



MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOTUNITED KINGDOM. LONDON.MICROSOFT HOUSE, LONDON.Director: MR. donald newtonREF/Identification Numbers: M154S/WL07.Winning Numbers: 8465207Serial Number:007 won you the lottery prize in the 2nd categoryyou have just won yourself £5,500,000.00, FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDREDTHOUSANDPOUNDS-in the satellite software email lottery conducted by TRIPPLEWINS INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES here in United Kingdom in which e-mail addresses are randomly pickedby software powered by the Internet.To claims your prize Contact our Promotion Agent belowName : Mr. George MoorE-mail : georgemoorclaimsdesk@oued.info georgemoorclaimsdesk@mail.mdTell : +4470457273711.FullNames:,2.Address:,3.Age:,4.Sex:5.Occupation:,6.Phonenumbers,7.Country:
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