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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Hajia Abeba Mariam <hajiaabebamariam@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 12:08:08 +0000
Subject: ASSOCIATION OF KEGNEBA GOLD LOCAL MINNERS
Dear Sir/Madam
I got your contact when i was seravhing for the people who buy my late
father gold when he was alive and i decided to contact you for this very
mutal benefit.
We are representative of mining ASSOCIATION OF KEGNEBA GOLD LOCAL MINNERS
(West Africa) specialised in gold dust . We are looking for partners in
Europe, Asia or USA .
Below is are the characteristics
Commodity : AU gold dust proposal
Quantity :258 Kgs
Quality : 22 carat plus
Purity : 95 %
Price : 25.000 $ / KG BUSH PRICE
Origin :MALI West Africa
1_ Buyer or his representative have to come down to africa and verify the
evidence of the product ,Inspect the gold before shipment commence.
2 _ Buyer will be responsible for the shipment of the gold to his refinary
.
3_ Seller or his representative will follow the buyer with the consignment
to their refinery for the final assay and payment
4_ All expenses incur by the buyer will be deducted from the total sales
before the final payment will be made to our nominated bank account..
5_ After the first transaction, buyer and seller will sign a revolving of
50 – 100 Kegs monthly.
We are also lasking that after the first sale of the gold,The buyer will
help us use the part of the money realised to procure some mining equipment
to enable us increase our mining strenght and whatever we realised from the
mining will be supply to you on regular basis.
We are also looking for financial capable buyer who can invest in our
mining site at the ratio of 60-40% of our production.
If you are interested by our proposal, please do let us know in order to
deal officially with you
My Best Regards
HAJI MARIAM
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