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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: evis davis <evisdavis@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:22:57 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY


We are an Accra-Ghana based gold mining, prospecting and trading company.

We have available for immediate sale 20kg of 24+ Carat gold, at 35% discount
off London, at the day of closing and large pieces of diamond (35ct).

Your organization could also act as a commissioned agent/broker whereby you
could solicit buyers for an attractive and handsome commission.

We will be looking forward to hear from you.

1. Where are your office located( that must show all full company' details)?

2. What quantity of gold can your organization be able to purchase from us
on monthly basis?

3. Are you an agent to or direct buyers agent's/representative?

4.How long has your establishment into operation?

Please kindly provide these answers, reasons are very confidential so to
allow us trade freely with you or/ your buyers.

We are a Ghanaian registered gold mining company situated in the heart of
Accra with several mines both active and virgin sites, we seriously need a
reputable buyers that we deem to sell our gold to in form of Bar or dust of
hallmark standard, we can only deal with any buyer that can fly down to
Accra for the purpose of review a proper business transaction as we may
accept trading on FOB or CIF as long as the buyer can prove their true
business registration to us which shall also be verified via their own
consular in Accra or we can send our attorney to visit buyers
location/refinery to inspect their facilities.

In order word we can issue assay report here in Osu Accra at PMMC before we
can proceed further from here. We are indeed seeking you to trade with us as
we are fully ready and able to offer our FCO and procedures as soon as we
have a convincing evidence that we are about to do a transaction that is
clean and fair at all ends.

Thank you and best regards,
Mr Osazee Ehis

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