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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.
  • +447031892616 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Patrick Johnson" <drpatrick_johnson@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:06:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TRUST GLOBAL .TREAT AS URGENT.


FROM: Dr. Patrick Johnson
Incharge of Operation /Administration
Trust Global Trust Security Organisation
Belgium,

To: Mr. Frau Klien,
Dear Sir,
I hope I requested for your own telephone and you refused to give it to me so how do you want us to talk. You had asked for three days so we are waiting here for you to conclude and contact us again..
Dr. P. Johnson
Tel: +447031892616




Hello my good friend!

Has the transaction progressed apace?

Once again I am compunctious. I am still very occupied with work issues - my old workplace has not been paying my salary for many long hours so I now have to find employment elsewhere.

Nevertheless, we should go ahead with your wonderful proposition and I confirm now that I will handle all your open issues sometime within the next 3 days.

I recall that, If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.

If you are finding that my English is not outstanding, I am sorry but it is not my main language.

I wish for and wait for a considerate answer from you.

Be well,

Ms Klien


By the way I attempted to call the phone number you gave but it does not work. Sorry.


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