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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.
  • +447031870138 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Edwardson Durugham" <monagem@iwon.com>
Reply-To: mohdabac2000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:13:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: contact me


Hello I am Mr Edwardson Durugham .I seek your assistance in transfering the sum of three million united states dollar, which has been dormant in our vaults in the last four years!The said money was deposited by a foreign customer who has lost touch with us.Going by the usual statutory rules governing our operation, the money shall be handed over to the relevant government authorities as an unclaimed deposit within the next two months, if nobody comes to claim it.This is my reason for contacting you to partner me in getting this money out of here for our mutual benefit.Details shall be made available to you as soon as hear from you.Regards,Durugham Edwardson+44-703-1870-138

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