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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.
  • +447024053112 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Philip Ajayi <philipajayi30@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <philipajayi2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 23:35:07 +0100
Subject: From Philip Ajayi (Urgent / Important)



Mr. Philip Ajayi.Hallmark Manufacturing IncorporationSuite 29H - 14N17 Business Studios784 - 788 High RoadLondon N17 ODA.Tel: +44-702-4053112
+44-702-4031041
Dear Sir,
My name is Mr.Philip Ajayi, the Manager of Hallmark ManufacturingIncorporation, based in London.
There is a product my company needs from Saudi Arabia but we are havingproblem from the owner of the product due to language barrier. Our company deals on costumes such as White Diamond Mixer and Pupple Diamond Mixer. We have been purchasing the product from Dubia but it is very scarce now and we got an information that somebody has it in Saudi Arabia.
We contacted the owner of the product through his telephone but could not understand his language as he speaks Arabic. This is why we need a reliable individual such as you that will help us link with the man.
His name is Ibrahim Al_Hassan. Please if this proposal interests you do get back to us for modalities and we will also give you the telephone number for you to call and confirm if he has the product we need, the prize and the name of the product because the one we want is White Diamond Mixer and Pupple Diamond Mixer, we use to buy from Dubai at the rate of $400 per gramm and we need about 40 kilos.
Assist us to know if the man has up to 40Kilos and each gramm that we are buying, we are adding $10 for your assistance.Please immediately you confirm, call us back with this number +44-702-4053112, so as to enable us arrange for our representative that will come with the cash. We are waiting for your call so as to arrange for the Visa.
Sir, we are seriously in need of the product because of lack of materials in our company. Once you confirm it, we will be coming twice in a month. Please co-operate with us because this is a business that will last long.
Thanks.Mr.Philip Ajayi,Hallmark Manufacturing Inc.
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