419 scam: "Mr. Jasson"<petterjasson@yahoo.com> DEAR GOLD BUYER,

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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- jasson.petter@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jasson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jasson.petter@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:15:07 -0700
Subject: DEAR GOLD BUYER,

Dear Gold buyer,

I am Mr. Jasson,

A Family from Congo ,i got your contact on Gold buyers of your country chamber of commerce, We mine alluvial Gold dust, bars and diamond.

We do here declare our interest to open up discussion in respect of this at the earliest convenience of our gold dust product. FULL CORPERATE OFFER OF GOLD. PRODUCT A. U Alluvial Gold Dust QUANTITY 100 KGS (Kilograms) QUALITY 22 Carat PURITY 92 % PRICE USD$35,000 PRODUCT Gold Nugget QUANTITY 150 KGS(Kilograms) QUALITY 24 carat PURITY 99.9% PRICE usd$39.000 We seek to provide the most competitive price, the best quality products and perfect after-sales-service.

We encourage interested buyers to get back to us as soon as they need this product. We also make shipment to EUROPE USA, ASIA . We are open for negotiations. A prompt reply will enable us to commence without delay the necessary arrangement that will make us conclude this business as prompt as will be practical. We look forward to doing business with you, Here is my personal E-mail: jasson.petter@yahoo.com

Best Regards

Jasson

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