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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: "DE CONGO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.alliancenationaldecongo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 18:48:24 +0100
Subject: Mutual Biz Transaction

ALLIANCE NATIONAL DE CONGO.
BP 1905 GOMA RDC CONGO.
1st May, 2010
 
Greetings,
My name is Dr Alex Bongo and with your permission, I would like to invest in a legal business in your country, yourself as my partner. We have 55% areas covered with ground minerals, and also 34% covered with forest, 11% covered lakes and rivers in my country Congo. And among the minerals which are extracted from the large mining areas are: GOLD DUST (AU) AND GOLD BAR {Purity 96.99%}, {Cuivre 1.4913%}, {Platinum 0.165%}.
White clear STONES, other colours and rough DIAMONDS, industrial DIAMONDS from: 0.5carrates – 11carrates .COPPER {Copper Cathodes Grade A}, (Electrolytic Copper grade), {Lime Standard Cu}, {Cu Cathode 1, Purity 99.99%}.
I shall be in position to make monthly shipments of Diamonds (15000Carrates), Gold DUST, (100kgs) and Gold Bars to any chosen location in U.S.A. You will be having thirty percent {30%} commission on every mineral which is shipped to you. This will further be negotiated in the first meeting of both parties before we go into agreements (MOU). Then, after the arrival of the goods in America and the goods smelted and refined and the final assessment report from this refinery, the buyer will then buy the above listed goods in an exchange.
Should you be interested, I will be happy to enter into investment memorandum of understanding with you. And in case you are not willing, please be kind enough to reply me so as to seek for another person that is willing.
I could be reached through the under listed information:
 
Yours truly,
Dr. Alex Bongo
Managing Director
For:ALLIANCE NATIONAL DE CONGO

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