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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.
  • +447024053112 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Philip Ajayi <philipajayi19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <philipajayi2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 23:01:12 +0100
Subject: Investment Assistance



Dear Sir,

I am a management consultant.My client wants to invest in a Real Estate and Hotel in your country.All i want you to do is to assist me over this since neither me nor my client knows your country well.
I am assuring you that you will be dully compensated over this
assistance.If you are prepared to work with us over this project you can send me an email or call me on my mobile line below.

I will be looking forward to hearing from you.

Philip Ajayi
Tel: +44-702-4053112 +44-702-4031041
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