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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: " LIBERTY GOLD MINING CO. LTD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <libertygoldminingcoltdl@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:26:26 +0800
Subject: [LIBERTY GOLD MINING CO. LTD.]

LIBERTY GOLD MINING CO. LTD
Attention:
 
We are agent to LIBERTY GOLD MINING CO. LTD. We are located in Accra , the Capital city of Ghana . We are a certified and duly registered agent dealing with Gold Company in the Republic of Ghana . They have mining concessions in the Kumasi region and Western Regions of Ghana.
Their monthly product is between 275kgs to 325kgs. They have over 1000MT of Gold in our Storage.
 
At Present, we have Commodity: Gold (AU) Nuggets in Ghana
Origin: Ghana
Quantity: 250kgs
Quality: 23+ carat
Purity: 98% ++
Price: $20,000USD
Delivery: Buyers destination.
We write to inform you that in other to proceed with our offer, we need the following information for necessary legal documentation.
1: Your Full Names.
2: Your Mailing Address
3: A scan copy of your international passport.
4: Your Direct Mobile Number.
NOTICE : However, you will be requiring to making a contingent trip to Ghana to see the Gold with your eyes. Kindly let us know how many kilos you are willing to buy at this time.
We will be happy to hear your desire to doing business with us. We can assure you that we will give you an appreciable offer. Your passport this week. Hope to hear from you
soon.
 
Have a good day.
Mrs. Josanna Larissa.

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