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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.
• 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.
  • +447045758265 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • fritzfinancials@ommail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rebecca Osford" <fritzfinancials@ommail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:45:49 GMT
Subject: LOAN OFFICER



Customer,
Need financing but don't know how to go about
securing a loan? Contact us for help.Financing
shouldn't be a mystery. The more you know
about our available options, the more you'll be
able to utilize them to your advantage. Our
company, SAFE LAND LOAN PLC is a company
with unlimited capital to fund all existent,
proposed project needs and desires.
Fritz Capital PLC provides a number of
financial assistance programs for small
businesses including personal mortgage loans,
home loans, car loans,company loans, start up
business Loans.
Our lending Program is designed to
provide expeditious service on loan transfers to
clients who have successfully completed their
loan applications and a thorough
understanding of our policies and procedures.

We would love to fund projects at hand and
offer personal loans as well to you, your
firm/partners and clients. A loan process can be
completed within a space of two weeks provided
terms of loan contract is agreed upon .
Look forward having words from you on that
Loan proposal in other that we
may process and fund you. Contact us for
further details on
E-mail: fritzfinancials@ommail.com
Sincerely,
Rebecca Osford
LOAN OFFICER
Phone:---+447045758265

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