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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: Brother Dan Anthony <naco_tureh201@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Brother Dan Anthony <worldgold1890@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 00:50:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM assistant parish Priest at St Anthony s cathedral .


FROM assistant parish Priest at St Anthony s cathedral .


With due respect and humanity

Dear  one,

I greet you in the name of the Lord, and I hope that you
will be ready to explore this area  of business
opportunity.
In introduction, I am Brother Dan Anthony ,I am the assistant
parish Priest at St Anthony s cathedral here in Abidjan.

I seek your partnership in a business interest which I am
sure  will be to our mutual benefit. The Parish Priest
of St Anthony’s Cathedral His Holiness Father Benson
Ibiko,has been in a secret business relationship with a
certain American. This American comes every three months and
buy over 200 kg of Gold dust which he exports to different
secret locations with the assistance of the Parish Priest.

The Gold itself is purchased Directly from the Association
of Small scale local miners  that are not under
Government lines of operation. The Gold dust which is 22
karat purity is purchased at the price of US$35,000 per KG.

I have been monitoring this secret transaction for months
now, Presently the American is in town and  yesterday
when having launch with the Parish priest he forgot his file
in the parlour where I was sitting and I had some ten
minutes to look into the file.I discovered that this
American supplies this Gold Dust to several wealthy clients
in Asia ,Australia ,Britain, USA and Middle East. Before
they came in and retrieved the file,I was fast enough to get
the details of a BRITISH COMPANY OWNED BY AN Arabian Prince
to whom they sell this Gold  to at the Price of
US$45,000. per KG.The Arabian prince is asking for
about 900 kg of Gold dust,which would be supplied over a
period of many months on bath supplies of 100 or 200 KG per
export for delivery to Qatar government on the process of
construction of the stadium for the world cup;

I am writing this mail so that you can contact the Arabian
PRINCE AND INFORM HIM THAT WE CAN SELL THE GOLD TO HIM AT
THE PRICE OF US$41,000 per KG.

This is good business, If you can arrange this, I will stand
in here to help you with the locals. We can get the gold
dust directly to the Arabian Prince on regular basis and
from there we can widen our tentacles.
However, the Arabian Prince must not have my contacts as
this could be disclosed to the American businessman and I
will be placed in serious jeopardy. All you will do is to
contact the Arabian Prince and tell him that you will supply
the same quality of Gold dust to him cheaper and you will
contact the locals and tell them that you are ready to
market Gold dust for them.

If you are ready please reach back to me immediately so that
we can discuss percentage or commissions and how to
proceed.But if we must work together,it will be important we
reach
The Arabian immediately so that he will cancel all deals
with the American.
Most importantly,the Arabian will have to pay cash before we
can supply the gold dust to him.

This will be for the start.We will soon expand the
network.All you will do is to be the middleman.

WE WILL RECEIVE PAYMENT FROM THE ARABIAN PRINCE BEFORE WE
SUPPLY THE GOLD.THIS IS THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH THE
AMERICAN SUPPLIES TO THEM.THEY PAY HIM UPFRONT AND WE CAN DO
THE SAME AND MAKE THE SUPPLIES.

Best Regards,
Dan Anthony Email; worldgold1890@gmail.com )

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