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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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • kkwame70@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kofi Kwame <kkwame70@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kofikwame2@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 04:06:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GOOD DAY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kkwame70@yahoo.com



- Dear Sir/Madam,My name is Kofi Kwame the first Son of the Paramount chief of OBUASI JATOKROM I got your email contact from the site when I was searching for foreign dealers,there I came across your contact. My native village is blessed and well Enriched with GOLD ALLUVIAL Which the chief had set up a company known as GENERAL FIELD MINNING CO.LIMITED LOCATED AT P.0.BOX 1080 ACHIMOTA,ACCRA NORTH GHANA. The village have been suffering and undergoing the stages of unproductive utilities of economical Declinations.Due to the low and inadequate of machineries,lack of Incentives and some other subsidiaries that will improve the high Productions of the mineral resources,due to this locally production I Appeal to you if you can assist me to explore some of these gold be marketed,I will make sure that the costs of the International market prices of the gold per kilo will be reduced to your likeness. For the moment,the village paramount chief {MY FATHER} is having about 120kilogram of bar gold,80 kilos of well refined gold,the chief is ready to sell out the gold on a negotiable rate if they will be an assurety of agreement between you and the village members.we look forward for your co-operation a lot to be mentioned but let me get your reply from this email then Iwill give you more insight before we can commence thereafter. Find samples attached of the produced Gold bars,contact chief boateng for your enquires and your demand I will send you the F.C.O as soon as we hear from you. Direct Mobile telephone line +233 271-584 956 Hoping to hear from you soon. Thanks,Mr.Kofi Kwame, {First Son of the Paramount chief of OBUASI JATOKROM Region

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