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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:

• 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.
  • +447045701286 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: DONNA SMITH JONES <dsjonesclaimsagent2@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:10:23 +0100 (BST)
Subject: (ATTENTION :MR HUBERT SCHAEFMACHER)PRIZE WINNER


Dear Winner

Thanks for your email and urgent respond,Please you been advised that you have to fill and return the form that was been send to you via email, This is to duly inform you that without the requested information which you are asked to provide, your winnings/claims will not be processed.

This is process of verifying and processing your winnings from your the claims department by your fudicial agent.

Please be advise to provide these details so as to enable us process your claims.
I await the requested information so that your claims can be processed in due course.

Regards,
Donna Smith Jones.
Telephone+447045701286


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