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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: chief bachiru <chief_bachiru26@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 03:58:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOLD OFFER FROM CHIEF BACHIRU


Dear Sir,
l am Chief Bachiru. My Company is Bachiru mininng ltd, based in Freetown Sierra Leone, West Africa.We are licenced exporters of alluvial gold dust. We represent the Matotoka Miners Union, which is a group of miners from the Matotoka chiefdom in eastern Sierra Leone.They have entrusted to my company, 800 kilos of au gold dust. The specification is 22 carats and the purity is 92.6%. The offering price is $9,500 per kilo. This price is negotiable.
We will like to know if you will be willing to buy this load or get us reliable and trustworthy buyers from your country.We shall offer 3% as commission for any transaction between us and any buyer introduced by you.
As a duely registered company, we assure you that this transaction will be legitimate and will be carried out in clear circumstances to avoid the breach of the law. you can call me with 0023233337179
, except when l am in the mines, where there is no network.ln that case you could do well by sending me an e-mail, and l will get on to you as soon as l am back in Freetown.
l'm looking forward to hearing from you.
thanks
Chief Bachiru


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