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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 company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• 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.
  • +447023058673 (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.
  • ceo_netscapegroups@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "netscape groups" <info_netscape009@msn.com>
Reply-To: netscape_groups@sify.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:46:18 +0000
Subject: urgent attention,reliable representative needed

Hello friend.

I am Mrs Stalla Woods, marketing manager of NETSCAPE ARTS AND CRAFTS
IMPORT/EXPORT.in United Kingdom.
We are a group of business men and women who deal on Art and Craft,
and we want to expand our business into Canada, United State, Japan,
Dubai and other European countries.
We are searching for reliable representatives who can Help us establish
a medium of getting to our customers in Your respective country as
well as making payments through you to us.
Please if you are interested in this lucrative business With us, we
will be very glad.
Please for more information contact the President/CEO
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dr Mark Robbort.
email:ceo_netscapegroups@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone: (+44) 702 305 8673
(+44) 702 305 8670
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Note that, as our representative,you will receive 10% of whatever
amount you clear for the company and the balance you will be
instructed on proceedings to come. We look forward to expanding
worldwide before the year 2007 and do hope you could be part of
the company's development.
Please, to facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted,
do send promptly via email the basic requirements provided underneath
to commence registration processes:
(1) Your full names,
(2) Contact address and,
(3) Phone/fax numbers.
Thanks In advance
Mrs.Stalla Woods
Marketing Manager
NETSCAPE ARTS AND CRAFTS.
807 MARK FORD, KENT,
WILL MAYVILLE ESTATE,
MO1 2HS,UNITED KINGDOM.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam