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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
• 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.
  • +27838748196 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Kario Casilo <diamondkario@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 05:22:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re:URGENT RESPONSE


Attention : Mr. Shama

I want to let you know that any house start without foundation can never stand , I am a man of principles and I respect my reputation and personalities , thus I believe that since you start this transaction with a lies , it can never work as I did not receive your miss call or any message from my cell as my phone work perfectly , hence I re-furnish my direct line to you once again :+ 27 83 874 8196 call me once you study this message.

Secondly if you are honest enough with yourself, you would understand that I never ask you to give me any money nor did I said I have money business for you therefore indicate your interest about our diamond so as for us to proceed, my last message said that you have to come to south africa for viewing with your testers and gemologist and you do not have to come with any money or we can arrange and meet at nutral grand . This is business and if you are okay with the procedures come back to me as soon as possible so that we formalize and supply you our merchandize and payment will only made on delivery, then what else do you want ?, and incase you are not interested in buying diamond please get back to me urgently to cancel every arrangement with you .


I am waiting for your kind response

Thanks
Mr. Kario Casilo




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