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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:
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. KOJO ROBINSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edward_taalie@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:13:48 -0700
Subject: Attn: Director.
Attn: Director,
My name is Mr. KOJO ROBINSON,the Supervising Officer/Mandate in charge of several mining sites in the Western and Ashanti Regions of Ghana. West Africa. I happen to come across your contact address in my quest for viable buyers and investors who will have genuine interest in the field of buying/investing with us on our several medium scale Gold and Diamond Mining Projects located within several locations in the Western and Ashanti countryside here in Ghana.
We have in stock several quantity of Au dust and bars of 23+ carats 96.99% purity and diamond stones of high clarity.
Our terms of trade and price offer are quite satisfactorily moderate.
We anticipate a long term business partner who will be ready to buy our goods
on regular basis.
Please if this business interest you kindly reply for more information with details.
Thank You.
In Anticipation Of Fruitful Business Endeavors.
Best. regards,
Mr. KOJO ROBINSON
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