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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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• 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.
  • g_owusu@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: George Owusu <g_owusu12@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:13:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM GEORGE OWUSU REPLY


GOLD DUST OFFER Dear Sir / Madam, It is my pleasure to introduce Akoko Goldfields Limited to you. We are based in the Wirenkyiren Amanfrom, East Akim District, of the Eastern Region of Ghana. We also represent other group of small-scale miners in Ghana and we are duly registered by the Government of Ghana to mine the gold and other precious minerals. Please kindly find hereunder the following details; Commodity: Gold dust Origin: Ghana Quantity: 3,500kgs Purity: 91.4% Price: $11,800.00 SHIPMENT: A licensed gold exporter based at Aviance, Kotoko International Airport, Accra-Ghana will carry out the shipment. TERMS OF PAYMENT: Payment will be effected after the buyer has obtained samples tested and ascertained as goods. Buyer pays nothing to the seller but a representative of the seller will accompany buyer to his destination for the payment after the product have been re-refined to 999.9finess.The buyer will have to come to Ghana or to Europe to meet with the board of
directors. OTHER TERMS OF CONTRACT: A contract agreement stipulating terms and conditions of this transaction will be signed between seller and buyer. Please contact me at g_owusu@yahoo.com Looking forward to hear from you soon.

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