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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: george zahui <george_zahui1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <george_zahui1@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:21:18 +0100
Subject: FROM MR GEORGE ZAHUI



FROM MR GEORGE ZAHUI
AVENU 38 RUE 55ZONE 4 COCODY.Dear SirWe are group of 5 men Gold and Diamond mining seatfrom Angola,we have accumulated Gold and Diamond inour various offshore offices waitting for buyers toapply -both Africa and Europe where he or she willcome forward and see the goods life before paying.We have 410 kg of Alluvial Gold dust purity worth22.karat while Diamond is 360 g sealed blue and white.Pls.you must come and wittness it life.We sincerely use this medium to contact you to comeand buy as the price of our gold is §5,500 dollars perkg while Diamond price is negotiable with moderateprice and below is our intended pricePRODUCT------ ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST PURITY------- 22 CARAT PRICE -- --------- $ 5,500 USd. QUANTITY --------------------- 410 KILOGRAMS(presently) 40% shall be paid here to us to enable us meet withthe unavoidable expenses such as 1. CUSTOMS DUTIES 2. ASSAY REPORT CHARGES 3. SECURITY CHARGES 4. AIRFRIEGHT 5. INSURANCE Prior to the 40% payment here in Africa or europe, youwould inspect the product and also you would beallowed to pick some samples for assay at thegovernment approved International laboratory. Theproduct would later be weighed and deposited back tothe bonded wharehouse or to the bank for safe keepingin the presence of the buyer and the seller or anyappointed agent of the buyer or seller, until thecompletion of the required documents for shipping theproduct. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT LETTER OF CREDIT. We or our appointed representative shall accompany youand the product to your final distination and monitorfurther inspection of the assay process that will becarried out in the country where the product shall beshipped to. After you must have been satisfied withthe product, the remaining 60% shall be paid to us orour appointed representative. If need be you shallassist us to purchase needed plant machinery andmining equipment with the remaning 60% for projectionand expansion of our small minning site. We can also go into a joint venture if you areinterested. Your quick and favourable response would beappreciated. We look forward in doing long lasting businesstransaction with you and awaiting your call on thereceipt of this mail including your fax message . Best Regards MR GEORGE ZAHUI
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