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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Gold Mining Ghana <ghanagoldmining.sales@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 03:51:02 -0200
Subject: Buy Alluvial Gold Dust at a reduced price!

Dear Sir/Ma,

We are Local gold miners also a representative of many groups of Local
Miners of Gold in Obuasi and Tarawa, Western Region of Ghana. These Miners,
mine on their private Lands with Group implements and usually get good
Quantities which we help them sell. We need major buyers who will be
interested in buying alluvial gold dust from us. We are selling now at a
much reduced price to enable us purchase new and modern mining equipment to
expand/face-lift the small scale miners that we represent.

Should this offer interest you, Feel free to email us your needs quantity
and destination to. The visit of the buyer or his representative for a
random test of the products will be highly welcomed.


DESCRIPTION
PRODUCT - ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST
QUANTITY - 1500 KILOGRAMS
QUALITY/PURITY - 22.7+Carats
PRICE - US$36,500 PER KG
ORIGIN - GHANA WEST AFRICA
PURITY - 94.22%

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, The visit
of the buyer or his representative for a random test of the products will
be highly welcomed.

We shall consider it a privilege entering into a long a lasting business
relationship with you. Thank for your co-operation as we wait for your
inquiries.

Sincerely,
Mr.Faruk Abdulsalam.
+233248108729
skype:ghanagold.mininggroup

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