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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: Kadiatou Bah <kadiatoubah011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.kadiatoubah@superposta.com
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:09:34 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.




Good day to You,

My name is Mrs Kadiatou Bah, a native of Siguiri  in Guinea Conakry, and presently staying in Senegal with my little son for the past three months since the death of my husband, I am  searching for a gold buyer or sales agent, hence this contact with you for further discussions.
I have 150kg of 22.7 carat Alluvial Gold Dust of  94.6% purity, Guinea origin for sale.

I am not a professional gold dealer rather is an inherited asset from my late husband Chief Rafiu Bah who was the head and  traditional ruler of the Siguiri gold mining town in Guinea . I have desperate need to sell the product due to family problems, I want a buyer or agent who will inspection the product and sign a Trustee contract with me for the sale overseas.

The price is negotiable you will not pay for the goods until they have arrived your chosen refinery and the assay report confirmed.. You will equally receive a commission if you are a sales agent. Due to my situation as a widow, I really need your urgent and positive response as soon as you get this mail.

Warm regards.
Mrs Kadiatou Bah   

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