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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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Fraud email example:

From: kwasi asamoah <k_2006assamo@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:22:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: au metal for sale










Dearest One,
 
 
  We are small scale mining company in the Ashanti and the Western Region of Ghana.  We have a capacity to produce between 100-150kgs of Alluvial Gold dust every month.
 
We have now approximately 100kgs ready for sale.
 
We submit below our FCO.
 
DESCRIPTION
 
PRODUCT                              -           ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST
QUANTITY                            -           100 KILOGRAMS
QUALITY                               -           23. CARATS
PRICE                                     -           US$18,500 PER KG
ORIGIN                                  -           GHANA WEST AFRICA
PURITY                                  -           98%
 
SHIPMENT:  The shipment will be carried out by a freight and forwarding Agent based at the Aviance Export Village at Kotoka International Airport, Accra.
 
TERMS OF PAYMENT:  The payment of the product will be done at the buyer’s destination after refinery, however, 10% of the total cost will be paid by buyer to seller to cover   Export Expenses and documentation, and after buyer has been satisfied with the quality of goods and all the procedures., shipment will be effected within 72 hours.  The balance of 90% will be paid based on the refinery’s report, 7 working days after goods has been delivered to buyer’s refinery,
 
OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS:  A contract agreement stipulating terms and conditions of this transaction will be signed between seller and buyer, Buyer must arrive in Ghana to sign all business and legal documents in respect of the transaction and also use the chance to interact with management and the Villages, and physically ascertain the product.
 
Seller’s mandate will accompany buyer and the product to his destination upon receipt of the Export Expenses,
 
We shall consider it a privilege entering into a long a lasting business relationship.
 
Thank for your co-operation.
regards,
Stephen Asamoah
Marketing Manager

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