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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Kone Guei" <kog7000@ez2www.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: cliveadems1@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 13:13:25 -0800
Subject: FROM KONE

OFFER TO SELL 450KG ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST AND 600MT COCOA BEANS.


I wish to offer you the above mentioned product to you for sale at a
very competetive price.


ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST: $7500PER KG. with a quality of 22+ carat.

COCOA BEANS: $800 PER MT.

My Company has a direct MANDATE to sell these product for MADAM LINDA
BOATENG the wife of Late NANA BOATENG a prominent farmer and GOLD MINER.

For good reason, LINDA wish to rellocate outside Africa since her
Husband was assasinated because of his wealth by unknown men.


Please let me knoe in you reply if you are in a position to sell/buy
the above mentioned products so that i can send FCO with detail
procedure.

Thanks for your reply

Linda
Alternative email address(cel4@uk2.net)

Anti-fraud resources:

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