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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: "Mr.Kelvin Mensah" <kemensah1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kelvingold100@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:55:25 -0700
Subject: Galansey gold mines Tarkwa

Dear Sir,

I am a representative of many groups of Local Miners
of Gold Dust in Tarkwa Western Region Ghana. This
Miners Mine on there private Lands with Groude
implements and usually get small quantities. They are
known as “Galansey” and had past been selling their
products to local buyers who reap them off by buying
at a very low price.

Inview of their experience they have come together
with the aim of contributing their products for sale
internationally to achieve better selling conditions
against what local buyers usually give to them. Their
Gold Dust is 23.77 carats with 92% purity.

The order group are calving African art work, both
accient and model art works, they also come together
to sale their products to foriegn buyers who can help
them to solve their poorverty problems here in Tarkwa.

Inview, please let me know if you are in need of these
products to enable us discuss further with you.

I earnestly await for your reply.

Best regards
Kelvin Mensah.


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