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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.
  • +447035967315 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Hamad Saat <hamedsaat@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 17:25:20 +0200
Subject: Hello To You


Hello to you,

its been a long time. l know you would be very surprised to read such a mail =
from me even when we do not know much about eachother but l beleive as =
friends we can understand each other when it comes to business that will =
yield us good benefit. You probably would not remember me, l lived in your =
country for quite some time and l left in the begining of 2006. l know you, l =
think l and my wife has had the previledge of meeting with you in one hotel =
in your country when l had visiting friends of mine from Saudi Arabia. l am =
writing you because l know you are very versatile in business unless you have =
stopped business for now. l have a good proposal that will earn us good =
fortune if we work with one mind. Currently, l am writing you from London =
where l went for a meeting and l live now in Tokyo. l have a friend from =
Japan who wants to invest in europe, he is asking me to make some inquiries =
and get some person who could be our front in any investment we shall assume =
in Europe, a person that l know that could be relied upon. l taught deeply =
about this and it was when l was going through my personal file that l found =
your information.

l think l will recommend you to my Japanese Friend, he is a strong =
personalityand he wants this business to be done with uttermost discreetness =
because of his status. l dont know if you are still in business , if not then =
just tell me so l can recommend another person but if you are still into =
business then just let me know few areas you think we could talk about. l =
want to let you know that you will only be dealing with me in this matter and =
dont bother about wanting to consult with the investor unless l say so or =
unless he wants to contact you.

Note, l will let you know in my next email and when l get a positive =
response from you of the investment capital value and your commission for =
your role and involvesment.
l need you to get back to me as soon as you can by email or by phone so we =
can talk about this proposal. l hope that the above email is correct and =
please if by any reason this mail got to another/wrong person not intended =
for, l ask that you please delete the mail from your box.
l only need to discuss with you and recommend you to my friend.

Thanks and l await your swift response.
Saat
+44 703 596 7315

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