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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.
  • +27717446562 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "themba" <gt@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <gregthemba@rocketmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:28:10 -0700
Subject: Personal

From: Mr.Greg Themba
Escom Holdings Ltd.
South Africa.

Escom Holdings Ltd is a South Africa government electric power holding company under the department of Minerals and Energy Affairs South Africa. I am the chairman of the Escom Tender Board. Your unalloyed support is highly needed to secure and transfer some funds, which were realized as a result of over invoiced contracts awarded to foreign firms by Eskom, in readiness for the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup to be hosted by
South Africa.

You will receive further details from me upon acceptance.

Regards,

Greg Themba.
+27 71 7446562

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