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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.
  • +447045705542 (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.
  • willcurtis@mail2europe.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Williams Curtis <williscurtis7@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <curtis@accountant.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:41:58 +0000
Subject: A MATTER OF INTREST {IT NEEDS URGENT ATTENTION PLEASE! }



Good Day, I represent a top company executive in London UK. I have a verysensitive and private brief from this top executive to ask for yourpartnership to re-profile funds over US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty five Million U.S Dollars).I will give the details, but in summary, thefunds are coming via a bank in London and this is a legitimatetransaction. You will be paid 22% for your” management/consultancy Fees” If I am able to reach terms with you.

If you are able to work to earn those fees, please write backimmediately by Email and provide me with your confidential Telephone number, fax and including your full postal address and I will provide further details.Please keep this close to your chest as possible as you can we can not afford any political problems in London. PLEASE EMAIL ME FROM: willcurtis@mail2europe.com or you can reach me with this telephone number: Telephone: +44-7045705542.

Regards,Williams Curtis.
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