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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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Fraud email example:

From: Ahmed Jombo <consultantofficeoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <ahmedjombo@gmx.ca>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:52:54 +0800
Subject: help me sell the gold in your country.



--
I want to use this medium even though it might not be the best form of
communication in matters like this due to the ever growing
disbelief and
illicit scams and fraud associated with it, I seem to have no
choice than
to make use of it, coupled with the fact that it might be just
perfect due
to the ability to redeem time.

My name is Ahmed Jombo am a custom officer working here at kotoka
international airport Accra Ghana west Africa., I am in searching
for
honest gold dealer or who knows anyone who deal on gold that I can
trust to
help me receive my gold.

The gold in question is 55 kilograms and to be frank with you I
seized the
gold from the illegal exporter at the Kotoka International Airport
Accra
Ghana when they were about to smuggle it into Airline and ship it
out of
the country I will be very glad if you can indicate your interest
to help
me sell the gold in your country.

I am very happy when I saw your profile on line. Please all I need
from
you is a maximum Sincerity, Trust, Honesty and Love. Please before
we start
this business, I will like you to send me your personal contact
details.
Now as soon as I got your personal contact details, I will send you
an
agreement letter so you can go through it, sign it and send it back
to me.

I will afterwards send you 50% of the GOLD and after you sale and
send me
back the amount as we shall agree on the price of the gold I sold
to you I
will send you the remaining 50%. Please before I forget I will not
like
anyone to know about the transaction we are about to embark because
I
seized the gold from the illegal exporters at the Kotoka
International
Airport Accra Ghana, the Gold suppose to belong to my country
government
because I suppose to account it for them.

I just want to use this opportunity given to me by God to sale the
gold and resign from my custom
work and invest the money in your country and come over there with
my
family as soon as you sale all the gold. Am being honest to you.

Thank you and May God bless you and family.

Best regards

Ahmed Jombo

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