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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "nanasasante@katamail.com" <nanasasante@katamail.com>
Reply-To: nanasasante@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:13:30 +0200
Subject: COMMODITY

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are  local miners based in the western region of Ghana ready to offer
Alluvial Gold Dust for sale to any potential buyer abroad and looking for
Technical partners to improve on our mining activities especially
production. Below are necessary information,

COMMODITY ................ ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST
QUALITY ..............................................22+CARAT
QUANTITY ...................................................162KG
PRICE ......................$21,500.00(PER KILOGRAM)
ORIGIN ........................................................GHANA
PAYMENT NEGOTIABLE BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES.
We are looking forward for a long term business relationship with your group.

Best regards,

Mr Nana Sarpong  Asante.

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