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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447011147450 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701350821 (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.
  • boxworld@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "worldbox boxw" <world-box@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: boxworld@inMail24.com
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:06:49 -0500
Subject: JOB OFFER

Dear Friend.

Greetings,We want to employ your services as our agent in your country you
could assist us to seek for companies that are ready to go into exportations
of goods from United Kingdom as we would be willing to compensate your
effort in this regards moreso you would be regarded as our agent in your
region for any payments/supplies to come directly to our company you would
have to handle the affairs of the supplies and the payment
modalities.Furthermore note that you would have to be fully registered with
our firm to ascertain the new position beckoned on you and also our terms
and conditions would be availed to you based on our modalities of operation
so that you would
know the importance and significance of your duty to THE EXPORT COMPANY (UK)
LIMITED. Please if you are interested in transacting business with us, we
will be very glad but modalities of acceptance would be availed to you in
subsequent correspondences to you . Please contact us for more information
with the details below:
THE EXPORT COMPANY (UK) LIMITED
DELTA HOUSE175-177 BOROUGH HIGH
STREETLONDON SE1 1XP
contact person:Mr Elias Maclawrence
Managing Director,
Fax: +448701350821
direct: +447011147450
email: boxworld@myway.com

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