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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.
  • +447094659604 (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.
  • long_man119@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Fredrick Longman" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: long_man119@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:38:43 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL !

Dear partner,

How are you? I am Mr. Fredrick Longman a senior staff of a reputable
private bank in the United Kingdom.

I have a business proposal which is of uttermost importance to you and
me. I was handed over the mandate by a late client of the bank where I
work before her death to get hold of a trustworthy person that could
come in as her next of kin as she did not have any before her death.
Should you be intrested, please send me your names and your contact
telephone number so that I can give you a call.

Please reply to my personal email contact which
is:long_man119@yahoo.com.hk

Thank you for your time,

Fredrick Longman.
+447094659604

Anti-fraud resources:

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