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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.
  • +27730719528 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "charles moyo" <charlesmoyo03@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: charlesmoyo0001@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 15:46:19 +0200
Subject: FROM:CHARLES MOYO AND FAMILY !!!



DEAR PAVEYA,

THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL.

I AM IN RECEIPT OF YOUR MAIL AND WAS QUITE HAPPY WITH THE INTEREST YOU HAVE
SHOWN.
HOWEVER,I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU CAN BE ABLE TO COME DOWN HERE FOR THE
VERY PURPOSE OF FINALISING THIS TRANSACTION WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME,BECAUSE YOUR PHYSICAL PRESENCE WILL BE NEEDED HERE.

AS I MENTIONED TO YOU IN MY FIRST MAIL TO YOU THAT I AM AN ASSYLUM SEEKER
HERE IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AND AS SUCH WILL NEED THE SERVICES OF A
FOREING PARTNER LIKE YOU WHO WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST.

FURTHERMORE,YOU WILL HAVE TO FORWARD TO ME YOUR DIRECT PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
TO ENABLE ME ACQUIANT YOU WITH MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS
TRANSACTION.AND I WILL APPRECIATE IT MORE IF YOU COULD POSSIBLLY ADVICE ME
ON YOUR COUNTYR'S ECONOMY AND YOUR PROFESSION TOO.SECONDLY CAN YOUR
PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT BE ABLE TO ACCOMODATE SUCH A HUGE SUM OF AMMOUNT WITH
OUT ANY PROBLEM IN YOUR COUNTRY.

FINALLY,YOU CAN AS WELL GIVE ME A CALL THROUGH THIS PHONE NUMBER:+27 73 071
9528.

THANKS AS I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ONCE AGAIN.

BEST REGARDS,

CHARLES@FOR THE FAMILY).

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