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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.
  • +27782121531 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Felicia Jones <felicia_jns1@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: felicia_jns16@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:54:09 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FELICIA JONES


Mrs. FELICIA JONES
Tel: +27-782-121-531
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.

DEAR, VICTIM-FULLNAME
I thank you so much for your response towards my request. I want you to assist me to transfer my legacy that my late husband left for me and my children out of South Africa and the reason I need your assistance is that I am a refugee here in South Africa and I can not take my fund out on my own considering the huge amount involved and my status. The money is in the security company where my late husband deposited it as a family valuable, it will be take out and transfer to your nominated account overseas and I will be coming over to your country with my kids for investment purpose. Although I do not know you very well, that is why I am very curious right now, a lot of questions are going on in my mind, such as what kind of person are you? What if you seat on top of this money.
I am imagining these things because this fund is the only thing left for me and my children and we can not afford to lose it.
Could you please explain yourself a little bit to me, this will enable me to have a relax mind toward this transaction. I have explained every detail to my family lawyer Mr.Alfred, he will contact you to arrange with you on how to carry on with the transfer project.
Please get back to me as soon as possible
+27-782-121-531.
Best Regards,

Mrs. FELICIA JONES






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