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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Kate Redcliff <kredcliff@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:58:15 +0000
Subject: MY END SELLER HAVE AGREED TO DELIVER THE AU DUST TO YOUR END BUYER REFINERY ADVISE
Dear Sir,
After much talk to my end seller in Guinea Conakry about taking the
Gold to the refinery so as to build confidence on his offer he has
agreed and said he is looking for a real end buyer for his gold and
not Refinery Brokers .
He said he want to speak to any of the end Buyers you can line up for
him to start with first over the phone so as to have confidence on
them to see if they are real Buyers and can assist with Mining Machine
from over there in the USA after doing a trial delivery with them and
He has agreed to take 2 to 5 Kilos out of the 35kg he is sending from
Africa to any of your end Buyer Refinery either in NY or NJ, he will
like to know now which one of them can come for the first table Top
Meeting with his financier in NY or NJ after the phone conversation
with him and he shall instruct his Represetative who shall fly with
the Gold from Guinea Conakry in respect of Mr Sina Diallo to go with
the Buyer with this 2 to 5kg trial to Buyer refinery after they must
have meet with his financier in the USA for a face to face discussion
before taking the Gold to the Refinery after the Table Top Meeting,
At the first table top meeting Buyer will be allowed to see the Gold
and do some inspection on it before the 2 to 5kg shall be taking to
the Refinery for a trial and the rest Kilos shall be taken after that
have successfuly been paid for by the Buyer in less than 72hrs after
final assay.
I need to know now if your Buyer is ready to proceed so as to let him
or her call my end seller in Guinea Conakry for a discussion on
proceedings before the delivery commence from Guinea Conakry to NY or
NJ in the USA.
N.B....I need your end Buyer email address or mobile phone number to
enable me give him or her my end seller contact in Guinea for the
Conference call. If you like you can sign an NCND with your Buyer to
enable him or her to close this transaction so as to enable us both
make our commision. I am paid by my end seller.
Only Buyers that have account with a Refinery in the USA preferable in
NY or NJ shall be allowed to buy this Gold and not those trying to
make commision from the Refinery.
Kind Regards.
Kate. R
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