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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.
  • +27782914340 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "SOLID ROCK" <solidrock@gala.net>
Reply-To: <adamswilliams99@gala.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:07:12 -0800
Subject: REF: GML-S343-KKT-8811 and BAT: 56T-DTH78-SAR99

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 SOLID ROCK companies south Africa. For prize claiming, Call MR.ADAMS WILLIAMS on this phone number +27 78 291 4340. Or email him on adamswilliams99@gala.net 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.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam