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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Jack Gordon" <drjackgordon@tiscali.cz> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jack1gordon@tiscali.cz
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:22:12 +0000
Subject: Re: Business From (Jack Gordon) AU-Matel...

NO.23 NKRUMAH CIRCLE
KANESHIE,
ACCRA-GHANA,
WEST AFRICA.


COMPLIMENT,


FULL COPORATE OFFER


WE ARE SMALL SCALE ALLUVIAL GOLD MINERS IN THE
EASTERN AND WESTERN PART OF GHANA.

AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE IN STOCK ABOUT
TWO HUNDRED KILLOGRAMS OF ALLUVIAL
GOLD DUST ABOUT 22.8 KARATS.

OUR PRICES IS (20%) TWENTY PERCENT LESS
THE SECOND LONDON AT FIXING AT THE
DAY OF PURCHASE. BUT IF WE HAVE TO
SELL THE GOODS TO EUROPE , AMERICA OR
ASIA THEN THE PRICE WILL VARY DEPENDING
ON OUR NEGOTIATIONS.
PREFERABLY A DIPLOMATIC COURIER WILL BRING
THE GOODS TO YOU.

AFTER YOU HAVE TESTED AND CONFIRMED THE
QUALITY AND THE AVAILABILITY OF
THE MERCHANDISE,THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO
DEFRAY THE COURIERCHARGES,
FREIGHT CHARGES ETC. AND CLAIM OWNERSHIP
OF THE CONSIGNMENT.

YOU WILL HAVE TO ALSO TAKE OVER ALL OTHER
EXPENSES LIKE GOVERNMENT TAXES,
REFINERY CHARGES AND COURIER CHARGES
FROM THE AIRPORT TO YOUR DESTINED
SMELTER.
THE BUYER PROVIDES TWO TICKETS AND
ACCOMODATION FOR OUR TWO DELEGATES WHO
WILL STAY DURING THE TRANSACTIONS WITH YOU
IN YOUR PLACE OR
WHERE THE CONSIGNMENT IS BEING TAKEN.

* PRODUCT: GOLDDUST OR BULLION.
* ORIGIN: GHANA WEST AFRICA.
* BAR WEIGHT: 12.5KG (ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST)
* PURITY: 99.95% OR BETTER.
* QUANTITY: 200KG. DELIVERY: GHANA OR EUROPE.
* A KILO OF GOLD: $10,500

PRICE: BASED ON THE SECOND LONDON FIXING AT
THE DAY OF PURCHASE. DISCOUNT:
GROSS OF 20% TO BE SHARED AS FOLLOWS: -
FIFTEEN PERCENT (15%)
TO THE BUYER INTERMEDIARIES.

***The buyer will be required to come to Accra -Ghana to
test the gold at the SGS Laboratory and help the company
with the final shipment to the choice country of the buyer***

THE SELLER FURNISHES THE BUYERS BANK WITH ALL
THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.WE ARE LOOKING
FOR SERIOUS BUYER'S WHO WILL COMES
TO GHANA FOR A ROUND TABLE,
TALK AND SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT
BEFORE BUSINESS COMMENCES.


WE ARE EXPECTING YOUR RESPONSE AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.


DR. JACK GORDON
(EXECUTIVE SALES MANAGER)

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