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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: "Rev. David Alasponi" <adnsaidi@tiscali.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: alassaidi@tiscali.it
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:00:16 -0800
Subject: PRECIOUS GOLD FOR SALE

ATTENTION: THE OWNER,
I am from Accra, Ghana. I have accumulated Gold and Diamond
in our various offshore offices waitting for buyers to apply -both in Africa
and Europe where he or she will come forward to see the goods before paying. We
have 410kg of Alluvial Gold dust purity worth 22.karat while Diamond is
360g sealed blue and white. Please, you can come and wittness it life. I sincerely
use this medium to contact you to come and buy as the price of our gold
is $5,200 dollars per kg while Diamond price is negotiable with moderate
price and below is our intended prices.

PRODUCT------ ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST
PURITY------- 22 PLUS CARAT
PRICE -- --------- $6 .500 USD.
QUANTITY ---------- ----------- 410 KILOGRAMS ( presently)

40% shall be paid here to us to enable us meet with the 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, you would inspect the
product and also you would be allowed to pick some samples for assay at
the Government approved International laboratory. The product would later
be weighed and deposited back to the bonded wharehouse or to the bank for
safe keeping in the presence of the buyer and the seller or any appointed
agent of the buyer or seller, until the completion of the required documents
for shipping the products.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOT ACCEPT LETTER OF CREDIT.
I or our appointed representative shall accompany you and the product to
your final distination and monitor further inspection of the assay process
that will be carried out in the country where the product shall be shipped
to. After you must have been satisfied with the product, the remaining 60%
shall be paid to us or our appointed representative. If need be you shall
assist us to purchase needed plant machinery and mining equipment with the
remaning 60% for projection and expansion of our small minning site.

I can also go into a joint venture if you are interested.
Your quick and favourable response would be appreciated.
I look forward in doing long lasting business transaction with you and
awaiting your response on the receipt of this mail. Thanking you in anticipation.
.

Best Regards

Rev. David Alasponi.

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