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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.
  • +447031922886 (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.
  • wwwcomingcomings@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "LAND JUDE" <ltcoljude2000@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:06:41 -0700
Subject: URGENT MAIL:


Dear Sir,

I got your contact through the internet search.

Sir,

I am JUDE LAND of Second Infantry Div. Unit (S.I.D.U.) Abul Uruj Baghdad,
Iraq.
This mail will definitely come to you as a surprise, I have in my position
a huge amount of US dollars in cash which was Recovered in one of our
operations we did here in Iraq, As I am the officer in charge, I wish to
solicit your assistance and confidential.. This fund has just Been lodged in
a security vault in England were I am now, Which will be disclose to you
letter, if you accepted or have interest, With my position I assure you
free and fare transaction with good arrangement between I and you, we can do
it.. I can't make mention of the amount involved now and were this fund is
been kept until I receive your reply then arrangement will take off.

Thanks and Regards
LT. COL. JUDE LAND
Now in England
+44-7031922886
wwwcomingcomings@sify.com

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