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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.
  • +34695084878 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: David Modu <davidmodu227@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:56:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Futher details


Mr.Amarajit VICTIMNAME,

I want to express my appreciation to your response to my email.Firstly i will like to have your contact phone number so that i will explain to you further about this fund because this is the only thing that can sustain my family having lost my father who died in South Africa.

However,i also want to inform you that i have succeeded in moving this fund and deposit it into the security vault of a bank.I will give you the contact of the bank when i must have ascertained your truthfulness and trustworthy to assist me in this situation.You can call me for more details on my phone:+34-695-084-878

Looking forward to hear from you.

Yours Sincerly,

David Modu


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