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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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Fraud email example:

From: "RICHARD ODUAH" <richardoduah@excite.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17.32.05 +0200
Subject: FROM MR RICHARD ODUAH

Dear Mr Franco Cappllini .
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone through your remarkable profile with
the chambers of commerce. Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of communication However,this correspondence is unofficial and private,and it should be treated as such. I am Mr Alpha Kromah , a congolese by Nationality. A Production Manager with Congo Star Mining Company. with the intersified fighting between the country Army and the rebel, and the subsequent closure of the mine, I diverted 5,000 Tonnes of Gold .This Gold is valued over a Million United State Dollars. I want you to be my partner in the selling of this Gold in your country. I am ready to compensate you with 40% after the sell of the Gold in your country. All that is required from you is to forward your personal telephone number and also your address were this Glod will be delivered to you.
Regards.
Mr Alpha Kromah
Caro .
Ritengo abbastanza sicuro riguardo voi in questa proposta di affari che passa con il vostro profilo notevole con camere di commercio. Benchè, questo mezzo (Internet) notevolmente sia abusato, scelgo raggiungerlo con esso perché ancora rimane il mezzo più veloce, più sicuro ed assicurato della comunicazione tuttavia, questa corrispondenza sono ufficioso e riservato e dovrebbe essere trattare come tali. Sono il sig. Alpha Kromah, un congolese da Nationality. Un responsabile di produzione con il Congo Star Mining Company. con intersified il combattimento fra l'esercito del paese ed il ribelle e la chiusura successiva della miniera, ho deviato 5.000 tonnellate di oro. Questo oro è stimato più di milione unito dichiara i dollari. Li desidero essere il mio socio nel vendere di questo oro nel vostro paese. Sono aspetto per compensarlo con 40% dopo la vendita dell'oro nel vostro paese. Tutto che sia richiesto da voi è di spedire il v!
ostro numero di telefono personale ed inoltre il vostro indirizzo era questo Glod sarà trasportato voi.
Riguardi.
Sig. Alpha Kromah

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