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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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From: Ouattara Adama <ouattara_adama5@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 23:01:20 +0000 (GMT)
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We need your help to sell our gold and our diamond


I am looking for a serious partner with whom we work.
Indeed I am the head of a mining cooperative and we are based in West Africa in Burkina
We have a large quantity of diamonds and gold.
Since we do not sell better here then we want to try other markets.
We seek a partner who can represent us and sell at very affordable products.
So if you agree, we are willing to send you samples for you to test the quality and introduce yourself to buyers.
 
 
Je suis à la recherche d'un parténaire serieux avec qui nous allons travailler.
En effet je suis le responsable d'une coopérative minière et nous sommes basées au Burkina'Afrique de l'ouest)
Nous avons une grande quantité de diamants et d'or.
Puisque nous n'arrivons pas à mieux vendre ici alors nous voulons essayer les autres marchés.
Nous cherchons un partenaire pouvant nous répresenter et vendre à des prix très abordables nos produits.
Donc si cela vous convient,nous sommes disposés à vous faire
parvenir des echantillons pour que vous testiez de la qualité et vous presentiez à des acheteurs.
 
أنا أبحث عن شريك جاد التي نعمل معها.
والواقع إنني رئيس تعاونية التعدين ونحن نستند في بوركينا inAfrica الغربية)
لدينا كمية كبيرة من الماس والذهب.
منذ ونحن لا نبيع أفضل ثم هنا نريد ان نجرب الأسواق الأخرى.
إننا نسعى إلى الشريك الذي يمكن أن تمثل لنا وبيع المنتجات في بأسعار معقولة جدا.
حتى إذا كنت توافق ، ونحن على استعداد لإرسال عينات لك لاختبار الجودة وتقديم نفسك للمشترين.





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