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

Fraud email example:

From: "USMAN GALADIMA RAFIQ" <usmangaladimarafiq17@superposta.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:56:30 -0700
Subject: GOLD FOR SALE URGENT REPLY NEEDED !!!


*From Mr.Usman Galladima Rafiq. *

*We are the family member of late Alhaji Hassan Rafiq.
from Accra Ghana. (West Africa)Email Address (**
usmangalladima@fastermail.com* <usmangalladima@fastermail.com>*)
we have about 170 kg of 22 karat alluvia gold dust for sale.

The following are the characters of the alluvial
Gold dust.

Commodity =Gold dust*

*1. Quantities = 170 KG Alluvial Dust.
2. Quality = 22b Karats plus.
3.Origin =Ghana.*

*DOCUMENTS TO BE. PROVIDED BY SELLER Certificate of ownership/Origin ,FCO,
Deposit,
PROCEDURE

Buyer sends letter of intent to us responds with
Performa invoice and draft copy of contract.
Buyer and Seller signs sales and Purchase Agreement.
Buyer comes down to Ghana for inspection,and signing
of contract.Seller commence supplies based on the
Agreement between the two parties.

You should reply us urgently in other to facilitate
this business immediately for more information to be
given to you and We anticipate a cordial business
relationship with you.

We shall be very much obliged to
update you with our transaction proceedings, We
expect your reply as soon as you receive this mail
letter.Thanks and God bless you.

Sincerely Yours,
Mr.Usman Galladima Rafiq.*

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