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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.
  • kondiokondio@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Placido Cardoso <kondiokondio@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 08:21:48 +0400
Subject: We have gold dust for sellig, from west Africa


Dear Sir/ Madame
.
WE THE MINNERS REPRESENTATIVE IN ALL OFWEST AFRICA REGION; GUINEA, GHANA, AURITANIA, MALI, SERALEON AND SENEGAL. WE DO GET REGULAR DELIVERY OF UP TO 800KGS OF GOLD DUSTMONTLY. PRESENTLY WE DO HAVE IN OUR POSSESION MORE THAN 300 KGS IN OUR STORES RIGHT NOW, AND WE ARELOOKING FOR SOMEONE SERIOUS, READY TO ENTER INTO A LONG TERM VENTURE AGREEMENT WITH US.
INTRODUCTION OF OFFER.WE PRESENT TO YOU OUR OFFER AS FOLLOWS:
COMMODITY--------ALUVIAL GOLD DUST
QUANTITY------------- WE CAN PROVIDE UP TO 350 KGS

FROM 10 KG OR MORE MAY BE READY AT OUR REPRESENTATION IN CASABLANCA AND DUBAI
QUALITY---------------22 KARAT PLUS (92.5) PURITY
PRICE--------$7200USD PER KG. FROM WEST COAST OF AFRICA

TO SHOW YOU HOW WILLING AND SERIOUS WE'RE TO MAKE SURE WE BRING THIS BUSINESS TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSSION. OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS IS STATED BELOW:
1. BUYER MUST BE PRESENT TO CONDUCT HIS OWN TEST AND BE SATISFIED BEFORE SHIPMENT.
2. BUYER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHIPMENT COSTS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT TAXES.
3. GOODS MUST BE ACOMPANIED BY OUR AGENT TO BUYERS REFINERY AND AFTER THE FINAL REFINERY BUYER PAYS IN FULL INTO OUR ACCOUNT IN TWO BANKING DAYS.
4. PLEASE BE ADVISED BECAUSE OF TOO MANY INTERNET FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES, BUYER IS NOT EXPECTED TO COME WITH CASH, ALL MONETARY TRANSACTION SHOULD BE DONE THROUGH OUR BANK AND BUYER'S BANK.
FIND TIME TO DILUTE THE ABOVE CONDITIONS AND IF IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU THEN WE CAN PROCEED AND SEND YOU ALL THE RELIVANT DOCUMENTS YOU REQUIRED.
WE WILL ACCEPT DELIVERING SMALLER QUANTITIES IN CASABLANCA, MOROCCO OR/AND DUBAI, UAE.
THANKS IN ANTICIPATION.

PLACIDO CARDOSO
TEL;+224 644363597
FAX: +224 22594612
EMAIL:kondiokondio@yahoo.fr
Our representation in Dubai:
+971 506876264, Mr Carlos Cardoso Da Costa

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