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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • peterkwame_jp@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR PETER KWAME J P" <peterkwame.jp@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:39:19 +0000
Subject: GOLD .

Dear Sir,

sequel to a request made by a king of a gold mining community in Ashanti
region of Ghana to my organization (PETERSON INVESTMENT PROMOTIONS) to
assist them get a foreign company to be buying their gold, i hereby want
your company to establish long time business partnership with them.
Presently they have about 8350 kilos in their reserve, and mines about 670
kilos per week.

Pls contact me immediately with my private telephone number
+233-2O8871789. or email address peterkwame_jp@yahoo.com,

i am waiting for your urgent reply .

Have a nice day.

Dr. PETER KWAME ( JP )

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