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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: gold-dt-offer@mail.kz
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:54:18 +0600
Subject: Gold Dust and Rough Diamond Gem Offer

Dear Sir,

we have 156 kg X 22 karat Gold Dust and Rough Diamond Gem for sale to
any interested buyer. the gold is located in ACCRA, the Capital of
Ghana, in the Government warehouse at the airport,We sell the Gold at
a given away price of $32.000(United States Dollars) per kilo,
prospective Gold buyers for sales of the following qualitys.

Quantity: 156 kg
quality gold 22, 7 carat+.
Purity: 98.26%
Hallmark: International accepted.
Price: US$32.000 per kilo
PACKAGING : METAL BOXES

and Rough Diamond Gem ranging from 4 carats to 35 carats with
different colors and sizes,all the Diamond is uncut.
we have some quantity for now with the Kimberly Certificate presently
deposited in Ghana bank from Sierra Leone, West Africa.

If you are interested you can come over to Ghana, where the deposit is
made for testing and confirmation as well as the exportation after all
due processes have been considered. This parcel have finally been
sealed for security purpose and deposited in one of the banks of
Ghana, the Kimberly certificate will be issued to you for verification
at request for you to know our full commitment to this transaction
upon your arrival.

Don't forget to include your direct telephone number/mobile lines in
your reply.
We wait to see your urgent reply.
Thanks and best regards
Morgan Thomas,

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