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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.
  • +447031930766 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • export_trade2000@fsmail.net

Fraud email example:

From: "Scott Owen" <bank_form2000@msn.com>
Reply-To: export_trade2000@fsmail.net
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:39:06 +0000
Subject: RE:BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED.


Attn:Please,

I am Dr.Scott Owen,Managing Director Elite Export Trade International Co. We
are an Export company
based inEngland, UK.We source, deal and
export all manner of raw materials and chemicals from
the richlly endowed Asian/African and Europe market into
America and Canada.

We are searching for individual or company who will
serve as our representatives/agent to help us
establish a medium of getting to our customers in
America and Canada as well as making payments
through you to us.Please if you are interested in
reperesenting our company, kindly contact us via
email:(export_trade2000@fsmail.net)
or Telephone:+447031930766 for more
information.
we will be glad to have you as our agent/representative.

Thanks in advance,
Dr. Scott Owen,

Managing Director.

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