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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: INFOOMOORE <infoomoore@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sanaboure2013@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:39:15 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: gold


Dear ,

I am Mr.Sana Bougre, I am the sales Manager/Representative with one of the leading Independent mining cooperation here in Burkina Faso West Africa, please I want you to read this letter very carefully and understood. This is because I want to establish a Long term serious business relationship with you in sales and purchase of gold dore bars from my country. I am writing for your indulgence in moving product gold dust.

The above Miners seek for real and genuine investors or buyers of gold worldwide. We use this best time to inform you gold buyers, Investors that we are having a total quantity of 260 kg gold dore bars under the security warehouse Vault here in Burkina Faso, and its purpose is for sales and investment into our mining sites as such we seek for competent individual, Investors, Companies who can merge in this great venture.

Below are the specifications of the Au Gold Dore bars.

COMMODITY SPECIFICATIONS: GOLD DORE BARS.

A) COMMODITY: Aurum Utallum (AU)
B) FORM: Gold Dust.
C) Purity: 96.6%
D) Fineness: 22+ carats plus
E) ASSAY: buyer’s refinery.
F) ORIGIN: Burkina Faso West Africa
G) PACKING: Export Package Boxes.
H) PRIZE: $30,500 USD KG
I) QUANTITY: 260kg and more

The cooperation as well has the right to go into any contract of extraction or mining with any interested person or company depending on the discussion reached between both parties concerned.

I hope to have a long term business relationship with your esteemed company remain to hear from you soonest.

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation; we will go extra miles to serve you better.

Regards,
Sana Bougre

sanaboure2013@gmail.com

reply me at email below

sanaboure2013@gmail.com

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