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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 Anthony .k. Nelson" <akn_50gh@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: akn_gh1966@live.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:10:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello


Hello Dear,
=A0
I am a Consultant, and run an International Business Promotion and Consulta=
ncy Firm. We represent local gold miners here in Ghana and would like to in=
quire if you will be interested in buying precious stones such as Gold dust=
and bars, diamonds etc and/ or can be our representative in your region or=
country in disbursement of our client's payment to its buyers. We can also=
supply you metal scraps in tons However, If you are not a gold or scraps d=
ealer but can stand in as our agent and find us buyers, we will be more tha=
n glad to work with you and as well pay you commission. I wish also to inqu=
ire if you have any business or a product you wish to promote in and/ or pu=
rchase from Ghana or within the West African sub-region and need a represen=
tative, kindly consider us for such. We equally assist clients secure
contracts from West African governments especially Ghana where we have dir=
ect link with Government contract tender board. We can share business ideas=
based on your area of business or interest.
=A0
Looking forward to your immediate response indicating your area of interest=
.. For further details, reply to my secured email address
=A0
sincerely,

Mr. Anthony .k. Nelson

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