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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: kwame ken <kenkwame05@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 04:23:51 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Kindly contact with trusth i promise you busiess


Dear Sir,

We are a small scale mining company based in Ghana,we are offering any buyer the below offer:
OUR FULL CORPORATE OFFER
1. Product---------------- Alluvial Gold Dust.
2. Origin------------------ Ghana, West Africa.
3. Current Location------------ Accra-Ghana.
4. Quantity----------------------- 850kg now in stock.
5. Quality-------------------------22+ carats.
6. Price---------------------------$7,500 per Kilo
7. Terms of payment--------------Buyer pays 10% of the total cost of the goods as transportation cost to buyer ’s refinery and 94% of the gold dust will be paid for after final assay report in buyer’s refinery within 72hrs.
8. Packaging------------- In metal trunks.
9. Monthly Delivery------------ 500kg.
10. Point of Delivery-----------Buyer’s chosen destination
11. Documentations--------------Buyer’s payment of 10% of the total cost of the goods will be used for the processing of documentations needed for export.
12. Delivery---------------Buyers chosen destination.
This offer is restricted to only the Terms and Conditions set above and last for only 15 working days. Seller’s banking details to be provided after the acceptance of this offer. A legal contract will also be signed to this effect.

Regards,
Mr Kenneth Kwame,
WE HAVE THE CHEAPEST PRICE FOR GOLD, AND WE SHIP WORLD WIDE
NB; WE WILL BE GLAD IF WE CAN ALSO GET CUSTOMERS THROUGH YOU


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