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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.
  • +27839615534 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "voyo savimbia" <voy191savimbia@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 13:47:30 +0200
Subject: Re: Mr Vusi Muzamba

IN GOD'S NAME

Dear miss Vita Cameron

Compliment of the day,

How are you? I am not happy the way you are treating this matter because I
trusted you as my partner who is going to handle this fund but now to give
me your address contact details.

Infact I am still expecting the information because the banker that is going
to help us still waiting all this requirement as soon as I received and
submit then it will be enable him start processing the transfer according to
him.

Do call me urgent because delay is not good at this stage we are
+27-839-615-534

Extend my greeting to your family I hope to see them soon

Yours faithfully love

Mr. Vusi Muzamba

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