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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)
• 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.
  • diamon11@web.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Diamond Deal" <goodluck11@web.de> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 16:19:14 +0100
Subject: REQUEST FOR FOREIGN PARTNER IN DIAMOND TRANSACTION

kone kabila
diamon11@web.de

DEAR SIR/MADAM


I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR A DIAMOND BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

MY NAME IS KONE KABILA FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.


I COME FROM THE HIGHLY RICHED DIAMOND ZONE AND ALSO AN EX SOLDIER OF THE

LATE PRESIDENT KABILAS REBEL ARMY.

DURING OUR RAIDS, ME AND MY FRIEND ATTACKED THE DIAMOND RESERVE TREASURE OFFICE

AND CARRIED AWAY DIAMOND WORTH 100 MILLION EURO. WE SHARED THE DIAMOND

EQUALLY .

I SOLD MY DIAMOND TO SOME JAPANESE DIAMOND DEALERS AT THE PRICE OF
50MILLION EURO.

I CAN;T SAVE THIS MONEY IN ANY LEGAL BANK INSTITUTION IN IVORY COAST
OR CARRY ON ANY REASONABLE INVESTMENT BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROOF WHERE THE MONEY COME FROM.

I HAVE FEAR THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOTICE THAT WE STOLE THE DIAMOND
THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE STUPID NATURE IN WHICH MY FRIEND IS CARRYING ON INVESTMENT PROJECTS.


SO I NEED A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL HELP TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO HIS COUNTRY
WHERE WE CAN BOTH CARRY ON INVESTMENT WITHOUT STATE SCRUTINY.

YOU WILL GET 20% AS A GIFT FOR YOUR HELP
I HAVE SUCCESFULLY CODED THE MONEY AND HANDED IT OVER TO A
PRIVATE SECURITY FIRM IN YAOUNDE CAMEROON.
THIS TRANSACTION IS 100 % RISK FREE GUARANTEED.
THIS SECURITY FIRM WILL DELIVER THE MONEY TO YOU
SO I NEED YOUR

FULL NAMES....................................

CONTACT NUMBER................................

OCCUPATION.....................................

FULL ADDRESS...................................

SCAN AND SEND COLOURED PHOTOCOPY OF PASSPORT...................
PLEASE CONTACT ME AT: diamon11@web.de

thanks
kone kabila

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