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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:

• 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.
  • ayoyasm23@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "AYO YASMINE." <ayoyasm24@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ayoyasm23@yahoo.ca
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 1980 08:54:54 +0000
Subject: GOLD FOR SELL.

FROM:AYO SAVIMBI YASMINE.
EMAIL:ayoyasm23@yahoo.ca
TELL:00 233 243 84 10 34
ATTN:
ASSALAMA ELEKUN....

IT IS MY HUMBLE PLEASURE TO SINCERELY APPOLOZISE FOR
CONTACTING YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH EMAIL.THOUGH
IT IS THE FASTEST MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BUT NOT
DISCREET FOR A PRIVATE BUSINESS DEAL WITH SOMEBODY YOU
HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE.

ALL BEING EQUAL.I AM AYO SAVIMBI YASMINE,AND MY FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO SELL SOME GOLD THROUGH OUR ANGENTS IN ORDER TO HIDE OUR FAMILY IDENTITY.WE HAVE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY KILOGRAMS (250KG) OF ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST.22CARAT.WE SHALL BE GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS A PARTNER THAT WILL ASSIST US IN MOVING THIS GOLD OUT OF AFRICA AND WE SHALL BE WILLING
TO KEEP IT IN YOUR CUSTODY FOR THE MARKETING.WE WILL
OFFER YOU A GOOD INCENTIVE WHILE SELLING PROBABLY
FIFTEEN PERCENT BELOW MARKET PRICE.

THE ABOVE TRANSACTION IS VERY REAL.SAMPLES OF THE GOLD
CAN BE SENT TO YOU FOR YOUR KIND PERUSAL.ONLY KEEP MY
FAMILY NAME AND CONTACTS SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL.IF
YOU FIND THE ABOVE BUSINESS PROPOSAL INTERESTING.KINDLY GET BACK TO ME.I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH MORE INFORMATION WHEN NECESSARY..

THANKS
AYO SAVIMBI YASMINE.
FOR THE FAMILY.

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