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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: <anarki@a.ua>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:07:02 +0300
Subject: VERY URGENT PLEASE.


Dear Sir,

We would like to inform you that our company has Alluvial Gold Dust and
Diamond Gems for Sale.Contact us on jboateng@blumail.org.
We are miners of DIAMOND GEMS $ INDUSTRIAL STONES, sold Gold and dredgers
of Alluvial Gold Dust(AU).

We are registered with all the necessary agencies of the government and
are in the category of small scale mining company that have the requisite
authorization to mine and export Gold.
Our Company is willing and ready to deliver to your destination between
100-500 kgs of Gold Dust without any upfront payment, which are offering
for sale $49,500 US dollars per kilo, or we would like you to use your
international marketing capabilities to assist us in locating a reputable
buyer in which we will pay you an attractive negotiated sales
representative commission.N.B. YOU CAN ALSO INFORM US ON HOW YOU WANT TO
BUY.

Our offer is as follows:
PRODUCT: GOLD DUST (AU)
QUANTITY: 380 KGS
QUALITY: +22KRTS
PURITY: 95.6 APPROXIMATE
Origin: Ghana
Price: $51,500.00 Per Kilo


Thanks.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr andrew koffi

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