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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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• 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.
  • ky_mohamed@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "key mohammed" <key_mohammed@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:40:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST(BARS) FOR SALE


Dear Sir,
RE: ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST(BARS) FOR SALE
Our company is the direct selling Company with 24 local miners ,we are looking forward to entering into industrialezed mining scale in Burkina /its Ghana border towns.
have in stock 300 kgs and can supply at a contract basis 500 kgs monthly. we have both 22 carat and 24 carat
at very reasonable prices. Prices are negotiable on FOB, C&F and CIF basis.
Site inspection, physical verification and confirmation of product quality and assayd certificates are allowed before signing of contract. Offers are invited from serious end buyers or Agents that has access to serious potential end users/buyers
Sincerely,
Dr. ky_mohamed
email:ky_mohamed@myway.com







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