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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: joseph quaye <jossy_3quaye@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 09:19:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GOLD FOR SALE


Dear Sir/Madam We are the family of Quaye in Accra-Ghana, we are looking for a responsible and honest person in terms of sales of Au Metal owns by the family,
we only need truthful and honest person in oversea to deal with our family on this transaction. Our family,Quaye Clan has a private mining site at Tarkwa in Western Region of Accra, Ghana where Gold is produce in a Large Quantities along the Birim River Belt.
BELOW IS THE SALES TERMS.
PRODUCT...NON-REFINED ALLUVIA GOLD DUST
QUANTITY-180.KILOS
QUALITY-22+.CARATS
PRICE-$9,500 PER KILO
I am the elder son of the family now and we’ve agree to sell the gold out. Our Requirement are as follows: 1.We need honest & trustworthy from you.
2.we will make shipment to your destination via (KLM AIR CARGO).
3.Your full contact address for the shipments.
4.Copy of your international passport or driving lances to prove to our family that we are dealing with rightful person and our money is in safe hand.
5.You will make the payment via western union or by bank account after you received the goods.
Kindly get back to me so that I can forward you with our family agreement letter, which you will fill and sign before we will start the shipment,
I would be looking forward to your responses as soon as possible.
Best Regards.
Joseph Quaye.





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