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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "tax clearance" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • ashanti_gold_dealer@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • kofiwilliams_stanbic@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ashanti Gold Merchant Service Director <ashanti_gold_dealer@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 06:29:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CORPORATE OFFER


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ashanti_gold_dealer@yahoo.ca

ASHANTE GOLD DEALERS.

OBAUSI GOLD LIMITED:

DIRECT LINE: +233 244 489475


Dear Sir/madam,


FULL CORPORATE OFFER.


We the principal sellers are pleased to make this offer of au-mental under the penalty of perjury and with full corporate and legal responsibility to the following terms and conditions.

PRODUCTS - Alluvial- Gold Dust

QUANTITY - 400 KGs

QUALITY - 22+ Karat

FINENESS - 92%

PRICE - 8,000 per kilo

DELIVERY - to be agreed upon

TOTAL COST - $3,200,000 (Three Million, Two Hundred Thousand USD)


PROCEDURES:

1, Buyer makes 10.5% payment of the total face value to offset export/government charges from Ghana to the buyers destination.

2, One representative of the buyer is suppose to visit Ghana along with one of our Broker already who is ready to meet you in one of the Asia countries to give you sample of the gold for your consideration doing marketing research for our company in the international market.

3, Au Dust (Gold) will be fully and legally documented for exportation and shipped to the buyers country or buyers choice of destination with the following certificates;

a) Certificate of ownership/ certificate of original

b) Tax Clearance Certificate

c) Insurance Certificate/ Policy

d) Air Way Bill

d) Invoice

e) Bank of Ghana Form 2

f) Assay report.


3. MODE OF PAYMENT

a. All payment (s) will be made by electronic wire transfer to the sellers account provided by the seller. Final payment will be made on final refinery assay after deducting the 10.5% export/government charges.

We look forward to establishing a long lasting business relationship with you.

Contact me via my private email: kofiwilliams_stanbic@yahoo.com


REGARDS

KOFI WILLIAMS



- Ashanti Gold Merchant Service Director

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