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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- 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.
- abramssei@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: abram ossei <abramssei@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 18:02:40 +0000
Subject: buy
0ur price is reasonable compare to the world market and we have more
kilo at the moment for sale.
The quality of our gold is 18,22karat+ and Purity :92.0%. We were told
that there is a lucrative market for gold in your country now, if even
you are not buying the gold, may be you can get me a buyer and you
will get your commission for getting us a buyer.
Please this is never a childs play.Nothing is required from you till
your goods get to your destination with one of the company's suplier
travelling with you for payment.But it will all involve bank guarantee
for security reasons.
Why contacting you here is that I will have a percentage if supplied to you.
This are the Specs of our gold:
Origin : Burkina/Ghana
Quality :22karat+
Purity :92.0%
Price :$35,per gramme
Location; Lome Togo
Contact me back if I can trust in you.(abramssei@gmail.com).
Phone; +22899034519
Regards.
Ossei.
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