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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +447031957584 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • elizacusova11@mail.vu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "elicus" <elicus@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 19:26:38 -0600
Subject: THANKS


FROM; Mrs Elizabeth Cusova
EMAIL:elizacusova11@mail.vu
TEL: + 44 703 195 7584

ATTN: DEAR SIR/MADAM

I know you will be surprise to receive this mail; I got your contact through the net when I was searching for a reliable person who will assist my family out of this predicament here in London. I am Mrs Elizabeth Cusova,I and my son are presently in London, where we were granted political Asylum. I inherited the sum of $21,700,000 U.S dollars from my husband; this money has been successfully conveyed for me into United States and was deposited in a private security and finance company by my late Husband, before his death.

My reason for contacting you is that I am quite aged
and my son is not fully capable of handling such
transaction with the security company in the states,
based on this point we seek for your assistance as a reliable partner to do this transaction with us Abroad. If you are interested in assisting us to invest this money in your country or becoming my partner in business, please try to contact
my son on the above number and ONLY on this email ;
elizacusova11@mail.vu

Thanks,

Elizabeth Cusova

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