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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: komi zongo <komizongoc@msn.com>
Reply-To: zongokomi@ozu.es
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:38:04 +0000
Subject: GOLD BARS FOR SALE/CALL +226 79 67 92 78

Attn,
to gold buyer

i personally decided to contact you so that we can negotiate reasonably
and have a successful business deal together. I have 100 kilogram of
22plus Carat Alluvial Gold Dust and 100 kg in bar ,which was brought in
from libya,BUT I HAVE SMELTED THE BARS TO REMOVE THE LIBYAN STAMPS AND SIGN AND MOULDED AS TO BE FROM BURKINA FASO AS ORIGIN FOR SECURITY REASONS which they decided
to ask me to put on sale,look for a buyer secretly and confidencially who
will come and get the product and sell. I need a serious minded buyer who
will purchase them from me within the shortest time possible. If you are
interested, kindly indicate it in your reply to this attractive offer I
have presented to you. This is the primary reason why I have attached my
Full Corporate Offer (FCO) in this mail you are reading for your personal
evaluation and consideration. If my offer is acceptable to you, kindly let
me know immediately so that we can proceed accordingly. Please be informed
that my gold price is also negotiable. Please find below my Full Corporate
Offer (FCO) for the sale of my AU Metal dust: (FULL CORPORATE OFFER)
OWNER OF AU METAL------------ undisclosed
PRODUCT: -------------------------- Alluvial Gold Dust (AU) and bars.
ORIGIN: --------------------------- libya before ,now changed to BURKINAFASO for security precaution.
QUANTITY: ------------------------ 100 kilograms (AU) bar (100kg).
QUALITY: -------------------------- 22+carat.
TENEUR----------------------------980/1000幦e
DENSITY---------------------------18,06
PRICE PER KILOGRAM: ------------$20,500USD (Negotiable).
MODE OF TRANSACTION
OPTION A
1-establishment of signatures of contract by the two parties concerned
since i am not a company seller but in sort of agreed deal with you since
you knew the sources of the gold and where it is coming from..which must
be remained secret and confidencial. 2-certificate of confirmity from the
burkina goverment control office(bumigeb) 3- value of the product before
lifting(negotiable)
4- all documents of exportation to the buyer with your
arrangement,since we needed no payment now if not through your refinery,all export documents will be carried out by yourself. 5-final payment at the end of buyer refienery since i will
fly back with you for the final assay in your country. 6-buyer is expected
to arrive here in burkinafaso,check and control the commodity in his or
her presence and price will be negotiated. I will patiently wait for your
reply on the above subject matter soonest. Looking forward to having a
successful transaction with you. Have a pleasant nice day. Direct line
00226 79 67 92 78note: "after agreement and full co operation,documents,
photo will be scan to you for your persual ,i can not afford sending
samples via dhl or express coureir as it is rejected and banned by the new
government policy" all is secretly handle between you and me. OPTION B
1-GIVING VISAS TO THE BUYER AND MAKING A CONTRACT FOR BOTH PARTIES AS TO
BRING THE COMMODITY TO YOUR COUNTRY BY YOURSELF DOING ALL EXPORT DOCUMENTATIONS. .
please respond immediately as to procceed.
Yours Sincerely,
MR.Komi Zongo
http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/libyan-gold-cash-convoy-crosses-into-niger----take-the-money-and-run-time/question-2140843/





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