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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.
  • +447040110305 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "frankdavid65" <frankdavid65@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 21:42:48 -0600
Subject: VERY URGENT


VERY URGENT
+447040110305
>From Frank David

Hello!
I am Mr.Frank David of the( Global Finance and Securities
Services,London). I seek your assistance in clearing a
Treasure Box containing a sum of Nine Million Five
Hundred United States Dollars($9.5million) which has been dormant
in our vaults in the last four years!,

The said box was deposited by an Arabic customer who has
lost touch with us. Going by the usual statutory rules
governing our operation,the box shall be handed over
to the relevant government authorities as an unclaimed
deposit within the next three months Details shall be made
available to you as soon as I hear from you.
Please call me on my private number: +447040110305,
as soon as you receive this mail thank you.

Thanks & God Bless!
Regards,
Mr. Frank David.
+447040110305

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