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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
  • +447031947374 (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.
  • jeffsmastm1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "jeffsmastmc@terra.es" <jeffsmastmc@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:26:37 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: ***JOB OFFER***


Payments Managers Needed For New Quater 2007
United Asia Trading Company Ltd Group
Imports and Exports, General Merchants.
Unit 5, Wharram Street
Hull, HU2 0JB Humberside
United Kingdom.
+44 703 194 7374

WE HAVE A JOB OFFER AVAILABLE FOR YOU IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INITIAL REQUESTING
THE
JOB SEARCH DIRECTORY IS FOR USA/CANADA ONLY. WE ARE BASED IN UK, BUT WE HAVE
BEEN RECEIVING ORDERS FROM NORTHERN AMERICA, WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
PROCESS COMPLETELY SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE A PAYMENT RECEIVING PERSONNEL IN
THESE
AREAS. WE HAVE DECIDED TO RECRUIT PAYMENT OFFICERS ONLINE HENCE WE WILL NEED
A
REPRESENTATIVE TO PROCESS OUR PAYMENTS IN THESE AREAS. If interested get
back
with this information below;

FULL NAME::::

ADDRESS (STATE, CITY, ZIPCODE)::::

PHONE NUMBER::::

BANK NAME:::


THANKS,

Name: Jefferson Dan
Position: Payment Officer
Email: jeffsmastm1@yahoo.com
Time 24Hrs Daily





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