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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.
• 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.
  • johdon16@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john donkor <johdon17@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 08:29:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE: AU GOLD OFFER.



ATTN;DEAR FRIEND,
FROM: MR JOHN.

I AM HEREBY INFORMED TO YOU /YOUR ORGANIZATION A FULL CORPORATE OFFERS FOR THE SALE OF RAW ALLUVIAL CONCENTRATE GOLD DUST/GOLD BARS. WE URGENTLY SEEK FOR URGENT MARKETING / BUYERS AND JOINT PARTNERSHIP BUSINESS. WE ARE ONLY LOCAL MINING, AND WE ARE READY TO REDUCE OUR PRICE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL PRICE BASE IN THE DEGREE OF SINCERITY AND TRUST FOUND IN YOU.

IF WE RECEIVE YOUR REPLY. I WILL FEED YOU WITH THE RELEVANT NFORMATION IN THIS GOLD BUSINESS.

METAL GOLD BARS/ DUST THE FOLLOWING QUANTITIES/QUALITY: -
1. PRODUCT: AU METAL (GOLD)/GOLD NUGGETS
2. ORIGIN: GHANA WEST AFRICA
3. TYPE: ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST 120 / GOLD BARS 200
4. PURITY: 22+ CARAT OR 97%
MAY YOU GIVE US YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE AS TO THE ABOVE QUOTATION FOR THE BUSINESS, AND ALSO THE QUANTITY OF THE GOLD BARS OR GOLD DUST YOU WILL BUY.

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.
THANKS YOURS FAITHFULLY.
MR JOHN DONKOR.
You can get in touch with me through this e mail address
johdon16@yahoo.com



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