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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +447024072375 (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.
  • taycalmanufacturinginc@aggies.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: William Gerard <wilrard@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: taycalmanufacturinginc@Aggies.com
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:35:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Do you speak arabic? Do business with my company


Taycal Manufacturers Ltd
Lodge Mill, Townley Street
Manchester M24 1AT
Lancashire UK
Directline: +44-702-407-2375
Email: taycalmanufacturinginc@Aggies.com

Dear Sir,

We got your contact from the directory. There is a business we want to transact with you/your company. My name is Gerard William Drew, Assistant Production Manager of Taycal Manufacturing Ltd.

There is a product my company needs from Saudi Arabia but we are having problem from the owner of the product due to language barrier. Our company deals on costumes such as White,Purple, Black and Green Diamond Mixture. We have been purchasing the product from Dubia but it is very scarce now and we got an information that somebody has it in Saudi Arabia.

We contacted the owner of the product through his telephone but could not understand his language as he speaks Arabic. This is why we need a reliable company/individual that will help us link with the dealer. His name is SALIM MOHAMMED.

Please if this proposal interests you do get back to us for modalities and we will also give you the telephone number of the dealer to call and confirm if he has the product in stock.
Serial number of the product will be communicated to you as well. What we need at the moment is White and Pupple Diamond Mixture. We buy from Dubai at the rate of $400 per gramm and we need about 5kilogrammes. Assist us to know if the man has up to 5 Kilos and each gramm that we are buying, we are adding $110 for our profit (i.e you and i).

We are seriously in need of the product because of lack of materials in our company. This transaction is 100% risk free, legal and is a long lasting business that will enrich both of us. Please reply to: taycalmanufacturinginc@Aggies.com

Thanks.

Gerard William Drew
Assistant Production Manager
TAYCAL MANUFACTURING LTD
Directline: +44-702-407-2375
Email: taycalmanufacturinginc@Aggies.com




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