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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.
  • +22997481621 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Freeborn Martins <freeborn_martins01@yahoo.de>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:47:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I am waiting your urgent reply.


Dear Amarjit,

I am very happy to hear from you, but be rest assure that this is real, i don't believe talking much, if there is a scammed in the world, there is mean that there is not real business in the bank world wide, some people became director of it own bank through this way, i am telling truely speaking, when you are ready to work with me as one family i will give you my personal data, i am a man of princeple so be sourise and do this transaction with me, it will help our children in future, kindly send your informations to me so that i will call you and have discussion on this matter.

Thanks and God bless you.
Regards.
Mr Freeborn Martins
Private Tel: +229 97481621




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