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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.
  • +2348063190364 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank John <frankjohn004@msn.com>
Reply-To: <godfreyuzomanwobia@live.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:25:32 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED ( non spam)











SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP 2010( SAW2010).

Though there has been alot of scams and frauds goingm on in the internet today, but still we consider the internet the wisest, secreet keeping and safest to announce your name as one of the winners .

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 Sport Rock companies south Africa and Global Communications PLC .

For prize claiming, Call our representative in Nigeria for claims MR Godfrey U. O, on this phone number +234 80 63 190364, or email him on godfrey02@live.com 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-S343-KKT-8811 and BAT: 56T-DTH78-SAR99
Yours Faithfully,
Management.

MR. FRANK E JOHN

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