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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • adophilip@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "philip ado" <philipado45@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 14:45:20 +0100
Subject: Re:GOLD OFFER METAL (AU)


Dear Sir.

l am an international consultants with Gold Dust as my areas of specility. l
represent a group of Gold Dealers and miners from BURKINA FASO.I have their
mandate to source for foriegn buyers of gold dust.I also accompany their
products to the buyers refinery for final assay in anywhere in the world the
buyer wants the dust to be assayed.Presently i have 1,250 KG of Gold Dust
for sell.

Find details of the Gold Dust temporary F.C.O

Nature: Gold Dust
Quantity: 1.250 kgs
Purity: 96.2
Quality : 22 carats
Origin: BURKINA FASO
Price : us $ 8,500 per kg
Agreed Terms.

B/ Conditions of payment

1) The buyer or his agent is expected to come down to COTONOU for
verification of products.
2)All expenses relating to the export documentations of the dust will be
borne by buyer(s)
3) All export documentation fees will be deducted from the total amount
after assay at buyers refinery before final payment by buyer(s).

If interested, contact me via my personal alternative box:
adophilip@consultant.com

Best regards.

Phlilp Ado,

Philip & Philips International consultan

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