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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.
  • +27833488252 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • maffarmorgan@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: maffar morgan14 <maffar_morgan14@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <maffarmorgan@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:50:19 +0200
Subject: INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP



INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPFrom: Mr. Maffar MorganNo: 2043 Katz Street four waysouth Johannesburg South Africa.Telephone:+ 27 83 3488 252maffar_morgan14@hotmail.commaffarmorgan@yahoo.co.ukTransfer of : USD 7..5Million.ATTN: Managing Director.I am delighted to contact you for mutual discussion on investment partnership in your country. I am Mr. Maffar Morgan, from South Africa, Presently working at South Africa Revenue Department . I have the sum of (USD$7,5M) Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand currently in my credit, which I will like to invested into Properties business in your country.I will be retiring very soon; I want you to help me transfer this fund in your country for investments purpose,We shall be discussing the highlights of the project and our meeting as soon as possible, so upon your given consent/reply. I will call you for talks when I have your direct access telephone number.Waiting for your earnest reply to maffarmorgan@yahoo.co.uk or call me on this private number: +27 83 3488 252Best regardsMr. Maffar Morgan.
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