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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.
  • +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: "elicusova" <elicusova@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 00:51:26 +0000
Subject: Thanks


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

I never had any body in mind that will work with me to claim
ownership of the consignments (fund) in the security company.
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
While in the search, I got your email contact and decided to send you
the proposal maybe you will be interested. I cannot know who will be
interested except I make my proposal to you.
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.
If you will be willing to claim ownership of the fund in the
consignments with the security company, you will have to travel to
the country of location of the security company to claim it.
You will be given some documents that will show you are the next
beneficiary of the consignments, then you pay the necessary security
charges and handling charges to the security company and the
consignment will be released to you.
You may need to open an account in the country of location where you
will deposit the fund and transfer it to your main account because
you cannot convey such consignments to your country except if you
will request for the service of the security company to give you
security cover to convey it.
Please contact email address- elizacusova11@mail.vu

Regards,

Elizabeth Cusova

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