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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: Gold Mining Ghana <ghanagoldmining.sales@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 20:40:27 -0200
Subject: Buy Alluvial Gold Dust at a reduced price!

Dear Sir/Ma,

We are Local gold miners also a representative of many groups of Local
Miners of Gold in Obuasi and Tarawa, Western Region of Ghana. These Miners,
mine on their private Lands with Group implements and usually get good
Quantities which we help them sell. We need major buyers who will be
interested in buying alluvial gold dust from us. We are selling now at a
much reduced price to enable us purchase new and modern mining equipment to
expand/face-lift the small scale miners that we represent.

Should this offer interest you, Feel free to email us your needs quantity
and destination to. The visit of the buyer or his representative for a
random test of the products will be highly welcomed.


DESCRIPTION
PRODUCT - ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST
QUANTITY - 1500 KILOGRAMS
QUALITY/PURITY - 22.7+Carats
PRICE - US$32,500 PER KG
ORIGIN - GHANA WEST AFRICA
PURITY - 94.22%

A contract agreement stipulating terms and conditions of this transaction
will be signed between seller and buyer, Buyer must arrive in Ghana to sign
all business and legal documents in respect of the transaction and also use
the chance to interact with management and the Villages, and physically
ascertain the product. Seller's mandate will accompany buyer and the
product to his destination upon receipt of the Export Expenses, The visit
of the buyer or his representative for a random test of the products will
be highly welcomed.

SECOND OFFER:

Please can you handling a wide range of trade and investment matters. With
due respect I crave your indulgence as I solicit for your partnership, Just
recently, I was consulted and mandated by a top retired Politician who,
wants his identity to be confidential until the beginning of this project,
to source for him:

1. A country that is politically stable that has an excellent climate.

2. A top personality by whom investment on a large scale could be handled.

My client has US$45.5M to invest in your country on viable projects in your
care based on my recommendation due to your position. Your main
responsibility is to ensure the total evacuation of the funds from Ghana
where it is secured at the moment.

Should you however be in a position to secure these funds and to handle the
investment desire of my client, please notify me as a matter of urgency so
that I can give the details and also arrange for an early meeting where we
shall discussed among others, investment areas, evacuation or transfer of
the funds and above all the percentage benefits. I urge that you help me to
transfer this fund to your country for investment purposes on the
followings below:

1). Telecommunication
2). Real Estate/Five star hotel

Please note that this transaction is confidential and should be treated as
such.

We shall consider it a privilege entering into a long a lasting business
relationship with you. Thank for your co-operation as we wait for your
inquiries.

Sincerely,
Mr.Faruk Abdulsalam.
+233248108729
skype:ghanagold.miningroup
ghanagold.mininggroups@gmail.com

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