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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: "Mrs Kate Twumasi" <mrskatetwumasi@o2.pl> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 05:01:01 +0000
Subject: READY TO DEAL WITH YOU.

From:
Twumasi Gold Mining Company Ghana.
E-mail:mrskatetwumasi@o2.pl


Attn: SIR/MADAM.

RE:We Need Serious Buyers For A.U GOLD.
We know this mail might come to you as surprise, I am Mrs. Kate Twumasi (57),the widow wife of Late Chief Duke Nana Twumasi, a Ghanaian by nationality and founder of (TWUMASI MINING COMPANY LTD), I am writing to you at this time to advertise the availability of our main product, alluvial gold dust in bulk quantities. As we represent a large number of local artisan miners, we are prepared to provide 500 kilograms of 22 carat alluvial gold monthly.
Following is information concerning our product:

Quantity: 500 kilograms available monthly
Quality: 22 Carat alluvial Au
Purity: 91.67% and above.
Origin: Ghana, West Africa
Price: $9,000 USD per kilogram
Assay reports provided by Geological Survey Department, Accra,
Incase you are not ready to purchase by yourself, you can still stand as our agent in your area and as well introduce buyers to our organization, while you will be having 5% of total money involved as your Commission regarding to all our transaction through you. So whenever there are interested buyers, you should give out our contact details to them to reach us and do also call or email us, as to note you are the connector of the transaction.
We are prepared to offer the quantity of gold required by the Buyer [or their representative] upon their arrival here in Ghana for inspection.
Further, we currently seek outside-based serious buyers. If you are interested in this proposal, or have any further questions, kindly contact us.
We will appreciate if only you reply via our official Email address as stated: (madamkatetwumasi@yahoo.com )
Tell: 00233-288229058
Looking forward to doing business with you.

Yours truly,

Best regards
Mrs Kate Twumasi
[For The Family/Company]




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