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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: Sessay Kabbah <sessaykabbah@voila.fr>
Reply-To: sessay.kabbah@laposte.net
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:53:05 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: In need of a Buyer or an Agent.




Dear Sir,

I hope this message reaches you in good health. I am searching for a

gold buyer or sales agent that will buy or help me sell our family

gold nuggets weighing 45kg.The gold is Sierra Leone Origin of 22.

carat and 92.% purity,



Please note that I am not a professional gold dealer, as this is

inherited asset from our late father Chief Mohamed Kabbah. who died 6

month ago, ruled as the head and traditional ruler of the Village . My

Late father was owner gold mining located in the Republic of Sierra

Leone.



My father was a local Gold and Diamond Miner, but he was poisoned by

his business colleagues/uncle .



Since after his death, My uncle refused to help me and they had taken

over my Late father's mining site . They told me that I don’t have share

on mining.



Due to the threat to my life, i had to run out from Sierra Leone and

travelled down to a French-speaking country(Burkina faso) in West

Africa, where the Gold is deposited in a Securities House, with the

help of a Government Diplomat.



I have desperate need to sell the product due to family problems as I

am presently looking for potential, reliable and buyers or agent

for Gold Dust that will fly down to move the gold to his or her

refinery



The price is negotiable and you will not pay gold until you confirm

the assay report in any refinery in Europe or elsewhere in world .



I have all my late father mining documents to show as proof .



I really need your urgent and positive response as soon as you get

this mail.



Here is my private email below.. mr.sessaykabbah@voila.fr



Best Regards.

Mr.Sessey Kabbah Jr.

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