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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447031840803 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +442071174949
• 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.
  • customercare.execslimited@hotmail.com
  • frankbrigs@execs.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Briggs <customercare.execslimited13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frankbrigs@execs.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:16:14 -0400
Subject: Good-day



Good-day , I am Mr. Frank Briggs, the Customer relations officer of Execs Limited uk, a company who since the last one year has started deals on international investment,loans,linking clients worldwide with registered investors thereby acting as a investment brooker i saw your ads on the personal and business Website which drew my attention because one of our registered investors would love to invest the sum of SIX MILLION DOLLARS($6,000,000) in a business venture in your country therefore we need you to stand as both our investor's business partner/representative over there if you are interested kindly furnish us with followings. Your Full Name: Office Address: Home Address: Phone/Fax No: Country: Occupation:Brief description of the nature of your current business: NOTE: This in formations are very important and you are to send them to my private -e mail box below. customercare.execslimited@hotmail.com(Private Email)Frankbrigs@execs.com (Office Email) Once your application has been successful you will be contacted by the manager himself for further instruction hope to hear from you and we would have loved you to visit our company's website for more information about our company but it is currently undergoing reconstruction due to the fact that we want to upload some security programmes on it. Best Regards, Mr. Frank Briggs, Customer relations officer, Execs Limited uk. Office Phone:+447031840803,Mobile Phone:+447011134199 Fax: +442071174949Email: Frankbriggs@execs.comwww.execslimited.org
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