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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • lidiamary@tsamail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Paul Philip" <global_minerals@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 00:47:05 +0100
Subject: REPLY



Dear ,
I am Mr Paul Philip, the purcharsing manager of a production company Ghana.I usually come to Saudi Arabia in every three months to buy a special precious Diamond mixer, like , green Diamond mixer, white Diamond mixer, pupple Diamond mixer etc, all for our productions.
I used to buy it $300.00 per gram from my customer in Saudi Arabia and also placed it for my company at the cost of $400.00 per gram.I used to buy 15 to 20 kilos in every trip I made.
My only problem in the business now is that, I have been promoted as the Assistant Production Manager of the Company and getting ready to hand over the procurement office to the New Purchasing Manager,MrDickson kwame who will soon carry the travelling brochure.
All is now a big threat for my office and my work because of the personal profit I used to make from the price tag I presented to my company for I will not like to lose my job benefit if the company finds out all the differences through the new procurement manager Mr. Dickson.
Please I realIy need a Godly and trustful fellow that I will transact the business with as the owner and dealer of the goods whom I will now direct the new purchaser,Mr. Dickson for you to give him all the necessary requirements that is needed by the company.The profit earns out of the business will be divided by percentage and you will send my own share through my bank account number which I will also send to you in due course.
I will also send to you the address of my customer in Saudi Arabia whom I used to buy a good quality of the precious stones from ,so that you can buy them from him also and sell to my company purchaser whom I will send to you as you will remain the seller of the precious mixer.
Please if you can be able to transact this business very perfectly and send my own percentage as well to my bank account, as soon as possible for more explanations and negotiations.
You can also contact me through this email address : lidiamary@tsamail.co.za
You can also call this tel.no. 00233-244125620
Thanks and God bless you while waiting for your urgent response.
Yours Faithfully,
Paul Philip

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