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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.
  • +447024067379 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024067007 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "FRANK WILLIAMS" <frankwilliams402@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frankwilliams401@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:04:35 +0100
Subject: Can I confide in you? Urgent response

Credit Control Department
SONANGOL HOLDING
(Oil Drilling Company)
Rua 1 Congresso do MPLA, No 7-17
Caixa Postal 1316,
Luanda Republica de Angola.
 
Attention:
 
I am Dr. Frank Williams, the Chief Accountant of SONANGOL Holding, national oil drilling company in Luanda, Capital city of Republic of ANGOLA. I am presently in London, UK with our official affiliate financial Company for our fiscal account reconciliation.
 
In one of my account reconciliation process, I discovered a payment voucher to the tune of US$9,500,000.00 dollars equivalent in British pounds sterling floating in our suspense escrow account without designation.
 
Now, I want to use this opportunity to ask you for a favor and utmost cooperation in redirecting the outstanding voucher to you for our future investment. In this case, you will represent as our foreign associate in supply of raw materials amounting to the above-specified sum. However. 30% of the total amount has been voluntarily agreed for your assistance.
 
I will only rely on your professional ideas and trust to work with you if your mind should accept to assist.

Please advice urgently on your capability and willingness to handle this offer.
 
Restrict your correspondences only to my official direct phone number in UK - Tel: 44 7024067007 and fax +44 7024067379
 
Your truthfully,
 
Dr. Frank Williams
Chief accountant
SONANGOL Holding

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