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

Fraud email example:

From: MORGAN MINING CO.LTD <hv1002001@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: john_kazz@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:09:36 +0100
Subject: Alluvial Gold Dust.


MORGAN MINING CO.LTD
Plaza Castillas 28086
Madrid Spain.
Tel: +34692974003
Fax:+34692974004
Dear Sir,
I would like to introduce my company,MORGAN MINING CO.LTD.
Your contact was made available to me true a business friend who told me that you can assist us to buy or contact buyers of our Alluvial Gold Dust.
We are miners of Alluvial Gold Dust(AU). We are registered with all the necessary agencies of the government and we have the requisite authorization to export gold.
The Mining Company is willing and ready to deliver to buyers own destination between 100-500 kgs of Gold Dust without any upfront payment.
Which are offering for sale $6,500 US dollars per kilo, or we would like you to use your international marketing capabilities to assist us in locating a reputable buyer in which we will pay you an attractive negotiated sales representative commission.
Our conditions for delivery and sale are as follows:
1) The buyer will come and examine the goods in a Warehouse or Bank.
2) The buyer will required to take sample for test.
3) After test on the samples proves satisfactory (i.e.22 carat )the buyer will be required to place Bank Guarantee(BG) or make a deposit of 30% cash before the goods are released to your company for onward delivery to refinery of buyers choice
4) The balance of the amount will have to be paid after 7 working days into a designnated account to be provided my seller.
5) We assure delivery of the products within 14 days after a signed latter of accepatnce of our condition has been recieved from the buyer.
You are in liberty to reach me with this phone number +34692974003, or with this email address: john_kazz@hotmail.com
Thanks Yours Faithfully,
Mr. John_kazz.
Director of Operations

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