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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: Cristiano Monteiro <monteirocristino52@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:20:36 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Gold and Diamonds offer


Dear sir,

We can supply raw gold and rough diamond from Ghana
and Sierra leone at competitive prices.Our procedure is FOB Ghana and
Sierra leone, whereby buyer and seller meet at seller's location and
sign SPA contract before closing deal at seller's location.Our local
price for gold is $32,000 per kilo and our gold is +22 carats and 96%
purity.

However, if you want us to deliver on CIF procedure, then
you must be ready to provide us with an irrevocable/open  BLC and we
will deliver our gold to you on CIF basis.Our payment terms for CIF is
via bank to bank wire transfer after refinery and assay in buyers
location.

Looking forward to your kind and timely response.

Best





regards,



MR CRISTIANO MONTEIRO,

21 CITE MILLIONAIRE GRAND YOFF

DAKAR - SENEGAL /+221 775-710-542

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