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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: "Linda Asante" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ecminers@xtra.co.nz>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:29:46 -0000
Subject: GOLD DUST FOR SALE AT A GOOD RATE!

To whom it may concern.

Sir/madam,

May I use this medium to inform you that we have for sale 500kgs of 22karat gold in stock and ready to subsequently supply between 50 to 100kgs monthly? We currently wish to sell at US$31,500/kg. and might consider according to the quantity.

Brief introduction, our company is a licensed gold mining company in Ghana West Africa and we have been in business for over ten years, but we have trading our product in small quantities locally. Now we wish to expand internationally to help us increase our annual turnover. We are searching for reliable buyers or investor worldwide. We are also looking for brokers in any part of the world as commissions shall be agreed upon.

Best regards,
Ms Linda Asante.
(Company P.R.O)
e-Mail: ecminers@xtra.co.nz

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