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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +447094689244 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024018563 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Harry Wooddgate <globalxpressdelivery@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 18:51:10 +0100 (BST)
Subject: REMINDER


GLBALXPRESS
GLOBALXPRESS SERVICES SHIPPING DEPARTMENT
DESPATCH AGENCY TO BRITISH ONLINE PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY
Whitfield Street London W1T 2RJ England GB
TEL:+447094689244 TEL +447024018533
TEL: +447024018563
02/07/06

ATTENTION:Amarjit Singh,

Reg No.141434
ORDER NUMBER BIPL/kk/657252


I have been given an in instruction by my CEO to inform you that our next lottery program will be coming up pretty soon and in that regards all winnings of this present lottery will have to be dispatched before the new program kicks off .The next lottery program is scheduled to kick off on the 10th of this month..

In this regards all winners are expected to let us know when they will be making their documentation charges available , We await your urgent response so that we can proceed

Regards,

Harry Woodgate



GLOBALXPRESSDELIVERY SERVICES UK..



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