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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.
  • +2348034354489 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: companynational@rocketmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:33:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR FUND IS READY URGENT REPLY NEEDED.


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:companyn35@yahoo.com.co



- ATTN ;BENEFICIARY,SEQUEL TO OUR PREVIOUS MASSAGE AND THE MEETING HOLD ON THE 8/1/2008 IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED AND AGREED THAT YOUR FUND WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU IN YOUR HOME. MEANWHILE, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE NATIONAL SECURITY COMPANY AND HAS PERFECTED ALL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF YOUR AND FOLLOWING IS WHAT WE AGREED ON.THE NATIONAL SECURITY COMPANY WILL SEND A REPRESENTATIVE I.E.INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT BANKER TO MEET WITH YOU ONE ON ONE IN COUNTRY BEFORE THEY WILL DELIVER YOUR FUND. THEREFORE YOUR QUICK RESPONSE ON THIS MASSAGE . SO THAT WE CAN NOT MAKE MISTAKE OF TAKING YOUR FUND TO A WRONG PERSON. YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISE TO RECONFIRM THE FOLLOWING. 1, YOUR FULL NAME.....2, HOME ADDRESS.....3, PHONE NUMBER;... TO ENABLE US CONCLUDE. URGENT RESPONSE MR MARK DAVIS For National Security Company TELEPHONE NUMBER; 234 8034354489

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