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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.
  • +27737823764 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "sammoyo8 Gazeta.pl" <sammoyo8@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: johnsondavid222@live.co.za
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:11:49 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


*Dear: Winner,*
**
*Congratulations your email is among the two lucky winning, that won
US$2,950.000.00 (Two Million,Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand US Dollars)
Each in the just concluded draw held to promote South African 2010 World
Cup,sponsored by PLATINUM Companies south africa.for prize claiming,Call MR.
JOHNSON DAVID on this phone number +27 73 782 3764 or email him on* *
johnsondavid222@live.co.za **and also provide the following information for
the processing of your winning fund.*
*NAME:..................
**ADDRESS:.................
**NATIONALITY:......................
**SEX:..................
**AGE:................
**PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
**FAX:...................................
**OCCUPATION:............................
**Your Email Attached to REF: GML-S111-KKT-8234 and BAT: 87T-DTH90-SAR12 *
*Yours Faithfully, **Management.*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam