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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Mike Ofori" <dr.mikeofori1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:56:50 +0000
Subject: Gold supply

Dear Sir.

Compliment of the season.
How are you today and your family members? I hope you are fine.
Permit me if you may, to bring to your attention an export of Gold business
opportunity. That involves the supply of some Gold Dust.

My name is Dr. Mike Ofori (An agent to Akoko Gold Field). I represent an
international business relation firm in Accra Republic of Ghana in West
Africa. Akoko gold fields was incorporated in Ghana and initially commenced
business as a small -scale gold mining venture in 1995, after which it
acquired a 56.13sq kilometer large- scale mining concession situated at Kibi
in the Eastern Region part of Ghana classified as Kibi-Winneba gold belt
according to Ghana's Geological survey Map, and also we are the number
eleven on the Mineral commission map.

Your details I obtained in my private search for reliable and reputable
person that will assist in the supply gold dust to a company. I have
contacted you for these projects not because of you are in the business of
supplies and export. And at the same time, you are no experience in the
field of Gold products, the way you may appreciate the contribution I might
give along the line. This project involves the supply of gold, required by
one of our biggest buyer. I know about this because I participated in this
product last when I secured this contract for the Akoko Gold Field Company I
work for then. As an agent I got a supply deal directly from the company,
and re-supplied to the buyers and he and my boss refused to pay me my
percentage as we agreed.

Now this has brought a misunderstanding between me and him. Their business
relationship has ended because he attempted to secure a cheaper version of
the gold product missing with sand to maximize profit. The buyers are very
angry over this and sue him to court.

However one of the biggest buyers, a prominent rich man that as at list 3
vessel and Politician, has approached me again and has requested that I
renegotiate a direct deal with the real producers of the product. They have
realized that my director had lied to them and had told them.

The truth is that the gold is from the small mining company from one of our
local village. The buyers do not know this; they still believe that Akoko
Gold Field is the seller as we told them. But Akoko Gold Field dose not have
gold dust for now and the company is don’t have money to renew there
license, but this does not matter as all they care about for is to deal with
the manufacturers directly. I cannot introduce them directly to the Local
scale people in our village; because if I do that, I will not get my profit
from the product.

The local scale is $11,000 per kg and the company buys from us $16,500 and
the buyer will pay the 70% of the total sum of the amount of the kg that
they are buying from us.

Now the company is willing to buy about 120kg and asked me to confirm if the
product is available for them. Please if you are interested all you need to
do is sent your contact information to me and I will link you up with the
buyer you are to stand as the seller, after that. The buyer will pay to you
70% of the total sum for 120kg and I will take you to the company where we
buy the gold and the buyer will make the shipment them self to there country
with there agent as soon as they received the gold, they will pay our
balance to any account of your choice witting 24hours.

If the transaction succeeded and the money as been pay to your account, you
are to take out your expenses for buying of the product and will put the
profit to 100% and you will take 70% and I will take 30%.

Please if you are okay with this arrangement and you are trust worthy please
send your information to me as soon as possible.
Yours truly

Dr. Mike Ofori.

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