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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447031912745 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: elvis adam <elvis_adams2@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:07:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Compensation for your tireless efforts !!!


Attn : Amarjit Singh

Hello,

I'm happy to inform you about our success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of my new partner from London.

Presently I'm in London investing with our new partner who assisted us to get the transfer successful. You can contact me via this direct number :+44 703 191 2745. I will be investing our own part of the fund in projects ,and for now I really do not know what to invest on yet.

Before I left for London from the Nigeria , I told my partner to send a cheque of 500,000(usd) to Topchrono Delivery Agencies Lome-Togo pending when you will contact them and give them instructions of delivery. Please do contact the courier company and advice them on how to deliver the cheque over to your door post.

Call me once you have collected the cheque.You can contact them via their email address: topchrono@o2.pl.

Meanwhile, We can't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist us in transferring out this funds despite that it failed us some how but because you responded to our earlier proposition that is the most tactual reason why we can't fail to compensate you.

Now contact the courier agency via their email address : topchrono@o2.pl,and ask them of your package and how they will send it to your mailing address which you will provide for them.

We kept this compensation for your tireless efforts and attempts to assist us in this matter. We all appreciated your efforts at that time very much because without you,this goal wouldn't have been achieved.

So feel free and get in touch with the courier agency to send you your cheque.

Call me between the hours of 7am to 7pm London time GMT through this line : +44 703 191 2745.

Best Regards and Kind Wishes,

Elvis Adams


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