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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.
  • +22502121854 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: john williams <johnaudiwilliams@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 13:38:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE TREATS US AS URGENT.


dear roth,

it is quite dishearting and unbearable that you doubt our sincere and honest,all the same we do not not blame you because of the rampant internet frausters, may we use this opportunity to let you know that this comany have been existing for over a decade and our proccedures varies from whosever thinks he or she is smart enough to immitates our firms work.as for our office numbers you called and said it is not working, may be you called by the time our office is closed if not i see no reason while somebody will not attends to your calls,all the numbers remains valid or you can egually reach me on my personal mobile phone which is open for 24hrs.+225-02-12-18-54 but this is not a personal issues is all about the company, could you please fill the coupon we sent to you ealier for assessments, i don't think i will entertain any queries from you again, be it known to you that most our your co-winners has already redeem their prizes. congrats once more.
REV. JOHN WILLIAMS


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