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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: "ibrahim diallo" <ibramdiallo1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ibramdiallo@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 18:29:14 +0000
Subject: GOLD OFFER FOR CONSIDERATION

Compliments to you,in my search for a reliable partner,who I can trust and confide on,I got your address but hope it will be a burden to you, but hope it will of a good news to you.
Well my name is IBRAHIM DIALLO, former marketing manager of Guinea conakry gold mining company called Sociètè de Asanti du Gold (SAG),it's an affiliated/joint company between countries, Guinea Conakry and Ghana which produces a high quality Gold dust
During my tenure as the marketing manager which I terminated for some upward reasons which one of them is to used what I have now with me to establish my self and lauch my self into fame of excellency but I fell I need some foreign expertise and bussiness partner to achieve this goal
knowing the value of gold in the world market, I decided to used very well my office to secure my self a life investment,right now in my possession , I have 250 kilos of Gold dust waiting to be marketed,it's well secured and as somebody who have work in this office for 12 years I know very well about the quality of the stuff and I know how people do come for it through the federal goverment of my country know how profitable it is and,which is one of chief source of income here
I here invite you to come over for negociation on how to market the product,it will be between us without the goverment of my country knowing about.I'm in Dakar Senegal,carrying it out from my country will be taken care of by myself, so there's no risk involved.Discount and percentage to be discussed!!!!
regard from,
IBRAHIM DIALLO

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