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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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• 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.
  • african_masks@yahoo.com
  • hr_inoni@web.de

Fraud email example:

From: "African mask" <do_love@hotmail.de> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:46:06 +0100
Subject: MAKE REAL PROFIT AT LITTLE EXPENDITURE

SALES OF VALUABLE HISTORICAL AFRICAN MASKS AND DRUMS FOR GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS.
E:MAIL : african_masks@yahoo.com
DATE: 12-11-06

REQUEST FOR PARTNERSHIP
ATTENTION SIR/ MADAM,
THE LOCAL MANYU COMMUNITY OF THE SOUTH WEST PROVINCE, REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON WEST AFRICA,
IS WILLING TO SELL SOME OF ITS IMPORTANT ARTIFACTS OF ANCIENT AFRICAN TRADITIONAL/ CULTURAL
MASKS OF HIGH VALUE AND HISTORICAL MEANING.
THE LOCAL TRADITIONAL COUNCIL IS READY TO SELL ONE MASK AT THE RATE OF
2.000.000FRS CFA (3000EUR) AND WHICH CAN LATER BE SOLD TO WESTERN PARTNERS
(EUROPE, AMERICA AND ASIA) AT THE COST OF NOT LESS THAN 11.000EUR PER MASK.
THERE ARE ALREADY TWO MESEUM OWNERS IN EUROPE AND AMERICA
RESPECTIVELY WHO ARE READY TO BUY THESE VALUABLES AT THE RATE OF 11,000EUR BUT ARE
NOT WILLING TO DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THE LOCAL AUTHOURITY CONCERNED. BUT WILL RATHER
PREFER TO DEAL WITH WESTERN PARTNERS.


WHAT I WOULD ADVICE YOU TO DO IS TO BUY THESE MASKS AT A CHEAPER RATE FROM THE
LOCAL AUTHOURITIES AND LATER SELL AT A HIGHER RATE TO INTERESTED WESTERN PARTNERS
YOU WILL MAKE A GOOD PROFIT with LESS EXPENDITURE.
CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION; hr_inoni@web.de
SAMPLES OF THESE MASKS WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU AFTER YOU REPLY
THANKS

T KAMARA JR

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