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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.
  • +2348060832937 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • martinablanker@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MARTINA BLANKER" <worldbank30@torba.com>
Reply-To: martinablanker@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:46:24 -0700
Subject: ATM VERIFICATION


*$1.2 Million USD* as been issued in an ATM card from the World Bank
Committee On Foreign Payment with your data. Contact Mrs. Martina Blanker at
*martinablanker@hotmail.com*
With: Full Name, Phone Number and Delivery address for Payment match check
up
Please kindly direct all information to Mrs. Martina blanker. The Director
of ATM Accounting Department, World Bank Committee On Foreign Payment

For Confirmation of ATM Card Holder should *Call (+234)8060832937 *
For assistance on how to proceed *Call (+234)8077482614*


*Congratulations
Head Director ATM Dept.
Mrs. Martina Blanker
World Bank Committee On Foreign Payment

*

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