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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.
  • +447024014850 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel Cole <danielsagency10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <daniels_avisagency@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 07:43:46 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER FOR YOU



Hello Dear, Daniel Avis Recruitment Agency is an outfit in England that helps people to live and get a good work in England.

We are looking for qualified workers with at least two years working experience in the following fields, Companies,Hospitals,Hotels and Organization.Interested Workers are hereby advised to forward their CVs to us for proper clearification.

We are a non-profit organisation that is here to help the underdeveloped countries. Do you really need to live and work? Daniel_avis recruitment agency is the answer Apply today with your resume attached to us via email attchment for safety.Resume can only get to us through our email below.

CONTACT: THE HUMAN RESOURSE DEPT,2nd Avenue,North Pole,Central London,UK.Email: daniels_avisagency@yahoo.co.ukMobile:+44 702 401 4850.
Daniel.
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Anti-fraud resources:

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