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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: Eric Osborne <eric.osborne2001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 20:23:41 +0000
Subject: DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO GOOD GOLD BUYERS ACROSS THE USA OR CANADA TO
BUY CIF WITH NO UPFRONT PAYMENT ??????????????

Dear Sir,

Am working directly with a Gold and Diamond Mining Groups in Africa
and right now the company has mandated me to get them a good and
serious Buyer to Buy the 33kg AU Gold Dust they are willing to deliver
to any good Buyer in the USA or Canada on a CIF Procedure with NO
Buyer visit to Africa for payment of Taxes or shipping to the USA.

The Price is 35,000 USD per kg for AU Gold Dust, the purity is 92.0%
and its 22 Karat +.

This offering price include commision of $2000 per kg to be paid to
the Buyer side as commision.

Kindly get back to me immediately and let me know if you are
interested to proceed to buy or have any Buyer in the USA or outside
the USA like Canada who can go to NewYork or New Jersey in the USA
or Montreal in Canada to meet the selling Company Representative and
the Financier who is financing this delivery on CIF to either of these
location in the USA

As soon as you get back to me that you have interested Buyers then I
will send you the FCO from this Seller to you or your interested Buyer
for his or her perusal .

This Seller is willing to sign a 250kg delivery a Month Contract with
you or such a Buyer after he or she must have successfuly buy this
33kg trial delivery succesfully in the USA.

Also this my end seller can do direct delivery to the Buyers refinery
in the USA, EUROPE and Dubai for Gold Bars.

For direct delivery to the Refinery without no Pre Meeting or POF in
advance, The seller want the the Buyer to raise an MT799 Blocked Funds
for a maximum of 10 days, or SBLC via MT760 , or Escrow Payment to
his Escrow Attorney in Florida in the USA .

This Seller can only work with only his European Finacing Bank
Verbiage acceptable for the delivery. He is willing to start with a
100kg trial and 350kg a Month after the first trial delivery to such
a Buyer Refinery.

I also have another Seller for CIF delivery of Diamond from Namibia
and Angola to Paris, UK or Belgium with NO UPFRONT PAYMENTY FOR
ANYTHING but Buyer paying after his Gemologist evaluation at the TTM
location at these location in Europe,This Parcel is meant for visiting
Buyers to fly to either location in Europe to Buy.

Seller want to deliver his Parcel to his Custom agent office at these
3 countries and does not sell at Brinks or Malca Amit ,

Kindly advise if you have an end Buyer to take this offer as soon as possible

Best Regards.

Engr. Eric. Osborne.

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