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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.
  • +447031846085 (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.
  • tonyedwards98@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Hawkingson <john-hawkingson11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <tonyedwards98@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:44:22 +0000
Subject: Thank You For Your Patronage




EXXONMOBIL INTERNATIONAL5th Floor East Wing,Commonwealth Centre28 Victoria Street,Leeds, LS53BX,United Kingdom.CLAIM VERIFICATION/ NOTIFICATIONWe are extremely pleased to inform you of the result of our monthly random draw of the Exxonmobil/Google cashout give-away which took place on the 14th day of January, 2008. This award is based on an automated selection of winners using electronic mail addresses from various hosts. Your e-mail address with serial number 725-958-627-409 and Serial code 409-07 was picked in the random selection of ten addresses.You have therefore been approved to recieve a cash sum of 50,000.00 (FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS).This is from the total cash prize of 500,000 Thousand Pounds, shared amongst ten (10) recepients in this category.Of this amount, you are expected to donate ten percent which will be your contribution to Exxonmobil research and development centre to aid in fossil fuels research.Please contact our claims and awards department through our agent, Mr Anthony Edwards via the phone number and e-mail address below; Tony Edwards +447031846085 tonyedwards98@yahoo.co.uk Your reference number is HW725-958-627-409.Please indicate your reference number on any response mail sent to our agents for easy identification. You have 7days to respond to this notification. Sincerely,John .B. Hawkingson,Online Co ordinator.

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