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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: mark james <markjames81@msn.com>
Reply-To: <corinne1@cantv.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 09:57:23 +0000
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 reply with this email, corinne1@cantv.net

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