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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.
  • +447011148523 (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.
  • mailjohncarrick53@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: carrickcentre@live.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:11:46 +0100
Subject: REF: JML /2431098/08/ST

REF: JML /2431098/08/ST
BATCH: 28/4X354/IPG/ST

Dear Winner,

Congratulations, you have just won yourself -ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY in the satellite software email lottery conducted
By EURO MILLIONS in which e-mail addresses are picked randomly by
Software powered by the Internet.

You are to contact our Promotions' Manager for Clearance with the
details as stated below:

Promotion's Manager:
Mr. John Carrick,
Tel:+447011148523,
Fax:+448704714145 & +447075209964,
Email: carrickcentre@live.com
mailjohncarrick53@yahoo.co.uk

You are to send the following details to enable us clear you for prompt
payment:

1. Full Names: 3. Age: 5. Phone numbers: 2. Address: 4. Sex: 6.
Winning e-mail address 7: Occupation 8: Country

Yours faithfully,
MRS. CINDY HOWARD

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