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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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Fraud email example:

From: abdulmustapha@moustaphagold.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:16:13 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM James Mark,

FROM James Mark,

I greet you in the name of the Lord, and I hope that you will be ready to
explore this area of business opportunity.
In introduction, I am Brother James Mark,I am the assistant parish Priest
at St Anthony s cathedral here in Abidjan.

I seek your partnership in a business interest which I am sure will be to
our mutual benefit. The Parish Priest of St Anthony’s Cathedral His
Holiness Father Benson Ibiko,has been in a secret business relationship
with a certain American. This American comes every three months and buy
over 200 kg of Gold dust which he exports to different secret locations
with the assistance of the Parish Priest.

The Gold itself is purchased Directly from the Association of Small scale
local miners that are not under Government lines of operation. The Gold
dust which is 22 karat purity is purchased at the price of US$35,000 per
KG.

I have been monitoring this secret transaction for months now, Presently
the American is in town and yesterday when having launch with the Parish
priest he forgot his file in the parlour where I was sitting and I had
some ten minutes to look into the file.I discovered that this American
supplies this Gold Dust to several wealthy clients in Asia ,Australia
,Britain, USA and Middle East. Before they came in and retrieved the
file,I was fast enough to get the details of a BRITISH COMPANY OWNED BY AN
Arabian Prince to whom they sell this Gold to at the Price of US$45,000.
per KG.The Arabian prince is asking for about 900 kg of Gold dust,which
would be supplied over a period of many months on bath supplies of 100 or
200 KG per export for delivery to Qatar government on the process of
construction of the stadium for the world cup;

I am writing this mail so that you can contact the Arabian PRINCE AND
INFORM HIM THAT WE CAN SELL THE GOLD TO HIM AT THE PRICE OF US$41,000 per
KG.

This is good business, If you can arrange this, I will stand in here to
help you with the locals. We can get the gold dust directly to the Arabian
Prince on regular basis and from there we can widen our tentacles.
However, the Arabian Prince must not have my contacts as this could be
disclosed to the American businessman and I will be placed in serious
jeopardy. All you will do is to contact the Arabian Prince and tell him
that you will supply the same quality of Gold dust to him cheaper and you
will contact the locals and tell them that you are ready to market Gold
dust for them.

If you are ready please reach back to me immediately so that we can
discuss percentage or commissions and how to proceed.But if we must work
together,it will be important we reach
The Arabian immediately so that he will cancel all deals with the American.
Most importantly,the Arabian will have to pay cash before we can supply
the gold dust to him.

This will be for the start.We will soon expand the network.All you will do
is to be the middleman.

WE WILL RECEIVE PAYMENT FROM THE ARABIAN PRINCE BEFORE WE SUPPLY THE
GOLD.THIS IS THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH THE AMERICAN SUPPLIES TO THEM.THEY
PAY HIM UPFRONT AND WE CAN DO THE SAME AND MAKE THE SUPPLIES.

Best Regards,

Brother James Mark

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