419 scam: Abdul Machi <abdulmachi708@gmail.com> GOLD DUST/BARS OFFER

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- abdulmachi708@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Abdul Machi <abdulmachi708@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 03:11:27 -0800
Subject: GOLD DUST/BARS OFFER

Dear Sir
My Name is Mr Abdul Machi a 45 Years old man from the Ashanti hene's
extended family .I know you will be surprised at the

way in which i got your contact and you may think am a Joker or something
.I Got your contact via a friend at Global

buyers Online website, the reason why i have contact you is because i want
to confide in you regarding a very

confidential issues and to see if you can be of any useful assistant.
I want to inform you of the Inheritance which is about 650 kilos of Gold
and some diamond plus some funds lock at a

security company.I need your assistance so i can move the 650kg worth of
Gold, Diamond and locker funds out of my country

to your country.I want you to be my beneficiary so that the ownership of
the Gold,Diamond and locked funds will be

transfered into your name. we shall invest the funds from the sales of
Gold,diamond and more into any profitable business

of your choice, I will also give you 50% if you can assist me . Please for
security reasons don't disclose this to

anyone, if you are interested to assist me, I shall invite you to my
country, you shall see the 650kg of gold, the

diamonds and all my inheritance . We shall then proceed to make you my next
of kin at the high court, the gold and

everything shall then be shipped to your country with you .
This is not a scam, I am not here to joke with you that is why i want to
know if you are really serious to assist me with

my inheritance, and the reason why i need your help is also because of some
of my family members who want to kill me and

take my inheritance from me, so your help is highly needed .
There is no cheating at any cost, i want us to trust eachother, i will give
you 50% of the total cost of my inheritance,

you will need to come down to Accra-Ghana , meet me in person face to face
, see the Gold "650KG" see the Diamonds and

all the funds and then a change of everything into your name and exported
to your country and this is for my security and

safety .
Regards,Abdul Machi
reach me on this email...abdulmachi708@yahoo.com

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