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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• 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.
  • princehenryd@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Norton Gregg<nortongregg@freenet.de>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:56:25 +0200
Subject: CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED


My dear Friend,

We are
writing to a deal of bilateral interest and mutual benefit. I am Prince
Henry Diome an agent and consultant of the local farmers in west africa
where large quantities of GOLD available.The price are cheaper than the
price in international marketing. I was inspired to consult you for
this business which I do hope will be of great interest to us.

Do not
hesitate to contact me to indicate your interest or if not interested in
this proposal, please do solicit for a buyer for me and upon your
recommendation of a prospective buyer, you shall retain 5% commission
of the sales. Commodities available are as follows:
Gold A.U. dust of 22
carats. Quantity : 700 Kg Purity : 996 / 1000
(22carats) Price : USD $
7700.00 / Kg

Certificates to be issued with trench delivery:
(A)
Certificate of origin
(B) Certificate of ownership
(C) Certificate of
fine weight

All the above documents / certificates are to be sent to
the buyer.
I WANT YOU TO TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH ME DIRECTLY TO THIS E-MAIL
princehenryd@yahoo.com

Thanks and God bless. Yours sincerely,
Prince
Henry Diome

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