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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:

• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22993480497 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Ameh Owoicho <goddyowoicho@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 00:52:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOLD OFFER.


My dear,Sir /Mad

How are you today?. I am Dr. Godwin 35 years old. A citizen of
Ghana Republic, West Africa.Our community have 1000kgs of gold dust for
sales. We are local miners from Ghana. I am here in Cotonou, Benin
Republic west Africa looking for a serious buyer of the gold dust.

Below are the offers:
Commodity : Gold dust (AU)
Origin : GHANA Rebublic.
Quantity : 1000 KGS
Quality : 22 carat +
Purity : 92 %
Price :$9.500 per each kg.
For further informations please kindly contact below contacts:
Tel: 00229-93 48 04 97

Thanks,
Dr. Godwin


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