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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:

• 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)

Fraud email example:

From: "NERWAYA MINING S.A.R.L." <nerwayamining02@yahoo.co.jp> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nerwayamining_sarl@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:39:33 +0000
Subject: GOLD & DIAMOND FOR SALE

Dear,

I am in possession of 1600 Kg alluvial gold dust of 23 carats plus and diamond of 25000 carats which I want to sale on the international market.
Being a little small scale miner in the field, I seek for a buyer or person likely to receive the product and to find a purchaser.
Initially, I intend to offer a quantity for a first transaction then the remaining will follow gradually.

The selling price is very interesting, if you are interested,
contact me.

Mr Bamba Ibrahim.
Tel: +225 05 60 45 57 / +225 01 71 85 33

Anti-fraud resources:

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