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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: Simon Ewing <masterminers001@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:26:09 +0000
Subject: Gold Offer


*Dear Sir,*

*we are local miners acting with full corporate and with full legal
responsibility do hereby irrevocably confirm and commit subject to the law
of perjury that we are ready, willing and able to sell Raw Alluvial Gold
Dust:*

*Commodity - Gold Dust*

*Quantity - 215kg*

*Quality -22Carats*

*Purity--97%+*

*Price ---$22,500USD*
**
*DIAMOND------EURO 300 PER CARAT*

*Since this is a first time business we only need to start with 10- or
highest 20 *

* PROCEDURES:*

*1. Buyer submits signed Letter of Intent (LOI)*

*2. Seller signs and returns LOI to Buyer with an invoice specifying all
initial costs, included, (and notations of which costs are to be deducted
from the final price)*

*3. Buyer arranges and pays for 6% of the 10kg, one round-trip ticket,
ground transportation, and a hotel room for Seller’s representative.*

*4. Seller hand carries 10kg of gold as specified above to Buyer’s refinery.
*
**
*5. After refinery assays report / Buyer pays Seller within 72 hours via bank
wire transfer price agreed to above minus initial costs as specified.

*
**
*After successful completion of all steps above to the satisfaction of Buyer
and Seller, Buyer shall issue a new Letter of Intent for 50kg or 100kg as he
can afford, For the same above PROCEDURES. *
**
*So please Advise as soon as possible.*
**
*Best Regards,*
*Mr Simon Ewing
*
*Reply To: master_miners@yahoo.com<http://us.mc597.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=master_miners@yahoo.com>
*

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