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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Gold mining" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kojowilliam14@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:47:54 +0100
Subject: Gold Business Proposal
Attention Dear Sir/Ma,
My name is Kojo Williams, I deal in gold business. I'm a native of ghana. I wish to announce to you the product we have presently and ready to sell to any interested serious buyer.
we have 75 kg available gold bars in Republic of Ghana.
The specifications are mentioned below:-
Form............................................. Yellow Gold in Dust Form.
Purity............................................ 96%
Carat............................................. 22. 96carats.
Price............................................. $35,000usd Cash and carry
First Shipment............................. 50kgs
Origine........................................ Republic of Ghana.
Any interested buyer need to be here in Ghana in person, Then me as a seller and you as a buyer will take the gold to any Refinery here to Refine and have the Assay Report.
I await to hear from you asap.
Regards
Williams Kojo
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