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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • emmausuman1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "emma usuman" <emmausuman1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dremma_usuman2002@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 01:54:51 +0100
Subject: Be Our Rep.

Attn: Sir\Madam.

As you may wish to know, Ghana is one of the leading gold producing
Countries in the would our company is Obusi Gold industries (M) Sdn Bhd,
Ghana we are also into production of Alloy varieties such as Gold Dust,
Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, Duplex Stainless Steel. We also specialized
in Nickel Alloys and also Valve and Pump components, like Pipe Fitting,
Precision Components for Marine, Oil, Gas, Chemical, Textile and Food
processing structural brackets for architectural.
As we as Curtain and Walling and Cladding systems access covers and Drainage
gratings Medical Applications.

We are currently looking for sale representatives that will help in
marketing our Company products in South & North America, Europe, Asia and
other parts of the world.

Obusi Gold Industries wish to inform you of our desire to make you our
Company Sales Representative in your Country. Please if you are interested
in working with us, do contact the Head of our marketing Department on email
{emmausuman1@hotmail.com} for more Details/Requirements.

We thanks for your Anticipated Cooperation.

Dr. E. Usuman.
Head of Marketing Department.
Obusi Gold Industries Ltd.
Ghana.



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