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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- macharris1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "mr harris kwame" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:51:56 -0800
Subject: ATTN
Origin Ghana
1. The buyer will come and examine the goods in the Warehouse.
2. The buyer will be required to take sample for test.
3. After test on the samples proves satisfactory (i.e. 22ct) the buyer will be required to place make a deposit of 10% before the goods are released to your company for onward delivery to refinery of buyers choice.
4. The balance of the amount will have to be paid after 7 working days into a designated account to be provided by the seller.
5. We assure delivery of the products within 14days after a signed letter of acceptance of our condition has been received from the buyer.
We are prepared to Offer the quantity of Gold required to the Buyer or Buyers representative upon their arrival here in Accra for inspection on the products to know the exact quantity and the quality of the Gold, on satisfactory result, buyer arrange for procurement of the export documentation in having the products exported to buyers choice of destination. We currently seek outside-based serious investors on a partnership basis in order to increase our production capacity.
We shall be grateful to furnish you with any further information that you meant require after hearing from you and we shall consider it a privilege doing business with you to foster a cordial and long-lasting relationship between both parties.
Regards,
MR HARRIS KWAME. you can write to me wit this {email macharris1@hotmail.com}
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