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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +27728109889 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • amarjitsingh0005@gmail.com
  • zr_rrrzz@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jacobmanbosa" <jacobmanbosa@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 01:49:59 -0600
Subject: thanks



De:amarjitsingh0005@gmail.com

Para:"email" zr_rrrzz@yahoo.co.uk

Copia:

Fecha:Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:04:41 +0900

Asunto:Your email

Dear VICTIMNAME,
thanks for your mail and the contents therein,firstly all the proves of this deposit is with me, that is why in this situation which l am saying the truth in God name this money is in the security company but the contents is not know to them as money.
so for you to be sure, it is better that if you can come down to south africa and before them we need to do the charge of ownership in the high court of justice so that we shall not go against south africa law. if you can travel down tom south africa it will be very lovely, so that you will be there and see for your self.
l will like to have your telephone numbers so that we can speak on the phone and know who you are dealing with and me too, cos this is a big amount.kindly call me on this number + 27 72 810 9889
thanks and God bless you.waiting to hear from you soon
Your Brother
Jacob

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