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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.
  • +27731645667 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • 249@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "tyujtryertgre eyert2rmnbn" <mohammedjs@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:19:11 +0300
Subject: Verification of message lottery prize


(The first letter)

My name Mohammed Al.saleh from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and lived in the
Kingdom of Bahraini.

Received a letter in my Email from the Mrs. Rachael T.Siyabonga. Claiming to
be
(Poker online promotions)
Tell me I won with poker of lottery .Prize the amount. US$ (2, 780, 000,
00) and she asked me to speak with person by the name of Mr. James Nkosi.
How receipt of the amount of prize I Sent to Mr. James to Email I told him
that I prize winner and sent him all the information about me He sent me a
letter with my testimony win He asked me to talk with a lawyer named Mr.
Malcom Lucas. I sent a letter to Mr. Malcom. He sent me
A letter along with the of a bank Form in South Africa, name is First
National Bank in Johannesburg
After that I was asked to transfer the amount to him US$(1212) Expenses and
opening a bank account for non-residential In South Africa In order to
be able to transfer the amount of the award to my account in my country

Data and information of persons listed in this letter:

1- Mrs. Rachael T.Siyabonga.
Promotions Manager
Poker Online Promotions
672 Poker House
Eastern Cape South Africa.
Email: poker_-249@hotmail.com

2- Mr. James Nkosi.
Claims Department
Tel: +27-73-164-5667
Poker Online Promotions
Email: claim_processdept@ hotmail.com
Arthur Email: claimdepartment1@ hotmail.com

3- Mr. Malcom Lucas.
Tel: +27-72-235-6543
Email: fil_ process@ hotmail.com
Arthur Email: malcom_lucas1@ hotmail.com

I wonder whether these messages are true or fraud, deception Please assist
me. Expected you to respond as soon as possible.

You’re faithfully
Mohammed Alsaleh- Tel:+973-39153053

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