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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: john ume <johnuu8@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:53:06 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Gold dust ready for sell Reply


Dear ,

Our company procures gold and diamond from local miners and sells to buyers overseas. At the moment we have 340 kilos gold dust ready for sell. Our price is US14, 000 per 1 kilo, based on 22/23 carats of Ghana best quality gold. Our gold is 22+ carats and of origin in Ghana . Please note that our gold is not for sale on 100% credit. Buyer will negotiate with owners of gold on the purchasing and payment terms, then our PMMC shipper Agent Company that will ship the gold through PMMC. Do your best and get back soon, if you have buyer.
Yours truly.
Mr Moore Ume

Do your best and get back to me soon.

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