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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.
  • +447031949461 (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.
  • withdavidcole@yahoo.com
  • withdavidcole@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Farlane" <pfarlane3@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 17:38:27 +0100
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED FOR RICOH COMPANY

Attention Friend


I am Mr. David Cole, a representative of Ricoh Company
Limited Product & Manufacturing (RCL) based in UNITED KINGDOM. With
branches in so many parts of the world who deals on Color Multifunctional
& W Multifunctional, Color Printers, B & W Printers, wide
Format Copiers, Facsimiles,Digital Duplicators, Scanners Product Related
Solutions....Digital Cameras,DVD+R/RW,35mm Cameras, Multimedia Devices, as
well as raw materials,etc as a branch of our numerous services. For more on
our products,consult our web site www.ricoh.co.uk

They are seeking for a representative in the America
and Europe. One who will act as a medium for reaching out to their
clients in those areas and also for clients o make payment through them to
us. They want to employ your services so you can work for them.

As a representative and payment officer, you are
entitled to 10% of whatever payments made to you after which we shall
direct you as to how to remit the balance to us via an account which we
shall
make available to you later. It’s upon this we seek your honest
cooperation and assistance to establish a cordial relationship with
our clients. If you are interested, Please, to facilitate the conclusion of
this transaction if accepted, do send Mr. David Cole an E-mail:
withdavidcole@yahoo.com

The following,

Your full names & Age,
Contact Address,
Occupation & Position held,
Fax/Tel. No.
Net worth

Thanks in anticipation.

Mr. David Coles

Managing Director,
Ricoh Company Limited (RCL)
Ricoh (UK)
Head Office
Atlantic House
Holboru Viaduct, London
ECIA 2FG
Tell: +447031949461
Fax: +448704902355
E-mail: withdavidcole@yahoo.com
www.ricoh.co.uk

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