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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22505604557 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • nerwayamining1@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: IBRAHIM BAMBA <ibrahim_mailbox@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:03:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject: GOLD DUST AND DIAMOND FOR SALE/ OR ET DIAMAN A VENDRE


Hello Dear,

It’s a real pleasure that we contact you, in order to make you share a business opportunity and for which we seek a serious partnership with you. Indeed, we are with the head of a Cooperative of Nerwaya Mining s.a.r.l and our gold deposited in Ivory Coast West Africa for sale. Our Cooperative represents and helps a group of village gold washers to sale there marchandise overseas mainly on Gold and Diamond. We have at present for export 600 Kilogrammes gold dust whose characteristics are as follows:
* Origin: of the Burkina Faso
* Quantity: 600 Kilogrammes
* Quality: 22 Carats +
* Nature: Gold Dust
* Rate of purity: 99%
* Impurity composition: 93% / 1000 (primarily iron Oxide)
We provide monthly supplie 30 to 50 Kilogrammes of gold. Then we want to choose you as our partner in your country so that you can buy or sale for us. If our proposal to you meets your favourable considerations, then revert to us almost immediately for us to progress.
Regards,
Contact the owner of this gold
Chief Mr BAMBA for immediate actions
Tel: 00225 05 60 45 57. Or 0022501718533.
E-MAIL: nerwayamining1@yahoo.co.in

Bonjour ,

C'est avec un réel plaisir que nous prenons contact avec vous afin de vous faire part d'une opportunité d'affaires et pour laquelle nous recherchons un partenaire sérieux.
En effet, nous sommes à la tête d'une Coopérative (NERWAYA MINING S.A.R.L) et notre ce trouve présentement à Abidjan (Cote d'ivoire). Notre Coopérative représente et aide un groupe d'orpailleurs villageois à vendre principalement l'Or et le Diamant.
Nous disposons présentement pour l'exportation 600 Kilogrammes d'or ( AU) Brut dont les caractéristiques sont les suivantes :
* Origine : Burkinabé
* Quantité : 600 Kilogrammes
* Qualité : 22 Carats +
* Nature : métal ( AU) en poudre
* Taux de pureté : 99%
* Composition Impureté : 93% / 1000 ( essentiellement Oxyde de fer )
Ces orpailleurs peuvent fournir par mois 30 à 50 Kilogrammes d'or. Alors nous voulons vous choisir comme représentant dans votre pays afin que vous nous achetiez ou vous nous trouviez des acheteurs d'or réguliers.
Si notre proposition vous agréer répondez expressément pour des détails complémentaires
Cordialement, dans l attente d une suite favorable.
Merci.
Contact direct
Chief Mr BAMBA.
Tel: 00225 05 60 45 57. Or 0022501718533.
E-MAIL: nerwayamining1@yahoo.co.in


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