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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: africa metal <africametal002@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:13:07 -0800
Subject: Gold in free zone Belgium

Dear Sir / Madam


Compliment of the season greeting to you
We are Business Consulting firm , we represents a client of Local
Gold and Diamond Miners in multiple countries in West Africa
including Ghana and Sierra Leone .

We are looking for potential and reliable and regulars buyers or
partner for Gold Bar and Rough Diamond we have large quantity of gold
Bar and Rough Diamond for sale any interested buyer .

We looking for buyer to purchase urgent Gold and Diamond in ING BANK BELGIUM

Gold Bar
Purity : 94.5%
Carat is : 22carat
Price is : $35,000.00 per kg (it is negotiable on round table with the buyer )
Quantity is 147 kg

Our Diamond start from 2-3 carat from $750 per carat to $4,500 per carat
Quantity is 3,500 carat

HERE IS OUR PROCEDURE

1, NO UPFRONT PAYMENT , NO SKR , NO SWIFT CONFIMATION .

2, NO DOCUMENTS IS RELASE TO BUYER OR BUYER MANDATE ( to avoid scammer
or fake buyer )

3, INTERESTED BUYER SHOULD BE IN BELGIUM IS PERSON IN LESS THAN ONE
WEEK , FOR FORWARD INSPECTION AND TESTING THE PRODUCT IN THE BANK .

4, OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN BELGIUM WILL PICK YOU FROM THE AIRPORT IN
BELGIUM AND TAKE YOU IN PERSON TO THE BANK FORWARD DISCUSSION AND
INSPECTION.

PAYMENT CONDITION.

1, PAYMENT OF THE GOLD OR DIAMOND WILL BE DISCUSS WITH THE BANKER.




Please review the for details and contact me immediately if you are
ready to close the deal . Should you be able to accept our requests
under the strictest confidentiality

Kindly send your full company and your mobile telephone number


The assurance we give to potential buyer is total transparency

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT US IF YOU NOT READY TO WORK ON PROCEDURE ,

Yours Sincerely
Mr Peter Barry Jr
J P Business Consulting firm
Skype :businessfirm001

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