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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• 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.
  • robertokufo@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: gregoffice03@myway.com
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 13:50:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: We have Gold dust for sell.




*Please note, the sender's email address has not been verified.



Dear Customer,
We have below items for sell;
Raw Alluvial - Gold Dust
Commodity - gold dust
Quantity - 215 kg
Quality -22 karats+
Purity-96.6%+
Price -$11,000 usd
If you are interested do contact us through
this E-mail: (robertokufo@yahoo.com) we can
start on a trial Shipment of 10kg to 20kg.
Meanwhile 2.5% commission is set out for a broker or Agent .

Thanks for your patronage,
Greg Numan.
AU-METAL MINERS.







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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam