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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447024074679 (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.
  • edwardfrankj@uk2.net

Fraud email example:

From: "heineken job offer" <heineken.offer@liveinternet.ru>
Reply-To: heinken@cool.la
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:47:05 -0700
Subject: HEINEKEN JOB OFFER!!!


>From The Desk of The Human Res.Manager
Heineken Center, York Road,
LONDON, SE1 7NA.
Tel: +447024074679

Attn:

In view of your qualifications and vast experiences as contained on your
online posted resume, Heineken bottling Company Limited, wishes to secure
your services for her current ambitious onshore/offshore contracts. If you
are currently available and wish to proceed with this opportunity, please
send your updated resume to us via (edwardfrankj@uk2.net)(heinken@cool.la).

The JOB ID: CONT/SPCLTD/0086

Best regards,

Edward Frank
For Heineken Bottling Co. Ltd.
London

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