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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.
  • +447045732575 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: office.hodkinson@gmail.com
Reply-To: paul_law_chambers_law@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 20:35:21 -0700
Subject: Confirm Receipt And Call me


<http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.toomeylaw.com/0oep111i%255B1%255D.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.toomeylaw.com/&h=365&w=460&sz=7&hl=en&start=114&tbnid=LfHfPsx_O4kEOM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=128&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlaw%2Boffice%26start%3D100%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN>

*WELL and Co solicitors*

*924 Oxford St E* *London*,

*ON , N5Y3J9* *
+447045732575*

Attention:

I write to inform you of a claim/contract payment clearance in the custody
of our office addressed in your name. This cash deposit is currently being
managed by the bank here in London and has your name as the rightful
beneficiary to the funds with a deposit statement of 7.98 Million Great
British Pounds only.


This is the first notification to this claim. On identification with this
claim/contract payment clearance, further information (s) to the transfer
and collection of this cash deposit will be made available to you.

Do contact me .A non-reply to this email indicates an automatic rejection of
these
claims.


**

*WELL and Co solicitors
Paul Well Esq.*

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