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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • bulliontrustinc3@yahoo.com
  • snattapark@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BULLION TRUST INCORPORATION" <bulliontrustinc3@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: snattapark@fastermail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 03:06:58 +0200
Subject: WE HAVE ROUGH DIAMOND,GOLD BARS AND DUST FOR SALE

BULLION TRUST INCORPORATION
Head Office; 15 Rue Klikame
Lome-Republic of Togo
EMAIL; bulliontrustinc3@yahoo.com

DEAR SIR/MADAM,


WE ARE HAVE A SRONG LINK WITH SMALL SCALE ALLUVIAL GOLD MINERS IN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN PART OF GHANA AND ROUGH DIAMOND FROM SIERRA-LONE ETC . AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE IN STOCK ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED KILLOGRAMS OF ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST OF ABOUT 22.8 KARATS AND LARGE QUANTITIES OF ROUGH DIAMOND .

OUR PRICES IS (20%) TWENTY PERCENT LESS THE SECOND LONDON AT FIXING AT THE DAY OF PURCHASE. BUT IF WE HAVE TO SELL THE GOODS TO EUROPE , AMERICA OR ASIA THEN THE PRICE WILL VARY DEPENDING ON OUR NEGOTIATIONS. PREFERABLY A DIPLOMATIC COURIER WILL BRING THE GOODS TO USA. AFTER YOU HAVE TESTED AND CONFIRMED THE QUALITY AND THE AVAILABILITY OF THE MERCHANDISE, THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO DEFRAY THE COURIER CHARGES, FREIGHT CHARGES ETC. AND CLAIM OWNERSHIP OF THE CONSIGNMENT.

YOU WILL HAVE TO ALSO TAKE OVER ALL OTHER EXPENSES LIKE GOVERNMENT TAXES, REFINERY CHARGES AND COURIER CHARGES FROM THE AIRPORT TO YOUR DESTINED SMELTER. THE BUYER PROVIDES TWO TICKETS AND ACCOMODATION FOR OUR TWO DELEGATES WHO WILL STAY DURING
THE TRANSACTIONS WITH YOU IN YOUR PLACE OR WHERE THE CONSIGNMENT IS BEING TAKEN.

PRODUCT: GOLDDUST OR BULLION.
ORIGIN: GHANA WEST AFRICA.
BAR WEIGHT: 12.5KG (ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST)
PURITY: 99.95% OR BETTER.
QUANTITY: 500KG. DELIVERY: GHANA OR EUROPE.
PRICE: BASED ON THE SECOND LONDON FIXING AT THE DAY OF PURCHASE.
DISCOUNT: GROSS OF 20% TO BE SHARED AS FOLLOWS: - FIFTEEN PERCENT (15%) TO THE BUYER INTERMEDIARIES. THE SELLER FURNISHES THE BUYERS BANK WITH ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. THE BUYER COMES TO GHANA FOR A ROUND TABLE TALK AND SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT BEFORE BUSINESS COMMENCES.

PLEASE E- MAIL ME ON : snattapark@fastermail.com

WE ARE EXPECTING YOUR RESPONSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

MR.SNATTAPARK.

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