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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.
  • +2348060918028 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "thomas solomon" <solomotomas2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 11:51:02 +0000
Subject: Response from Thomas Solomon.

Attn: Mr.Gudelig.

Hello Friend,
Thank you for your response from which I am led to believe that you are
interested in this deal. Please keep all the details of this communication
private and confidential.

Meanwhile, before I proceed to give you further details about this
transaction, I need to know your capability to accommodate the boxes and
lodge the cash in the banking system in your country without raising an
eyebrow from any quarters. Have you handled large volume of funds before?
What are the possible investment opportunities that abound in your country?
How old are you? Which business do you specialize in? We will give you 15%
as the total funds as compensation for your role in bringing the transaction
to a successful conclusion.

Please provide your telephone number where you can re reached 24/7, your
full name and the address where you want the boxes to be delivered. Also,
you need to call me on my private cell phone number: +2348060918028 so that
we can have a verbal communication. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU CALL ME
ASAP, AS THIS WILL INDICATE YOUR LEVEL OF SERIOUSNESS.

Thank you.

Thomas Solomon.

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