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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: "abdulk" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abdulkazimrahal@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 09:32:38 -0800
Subject: Regards

I am originally from Libya and I lived in Saudi Arabia for 5 years and
Qatar 3 years.I know it's improper for me to contact you over the internet
when we do not even know each others.

Now let me tell you why I contacted you, my late father was into Gold and
diamond business in west Africa and he was an investor in over 10
different Mines and was very successful, My grandfather Alahji Abdul Galal
Ibrahim Aadheen died 6 years ago, just last year November I was contacted by A
company called African Mines Group which is the Gold company that keeps
all the Gold belonging to my Late grand father.

I am the only child of my grandfather and this makes me the direct owner
of the gold based on the documentation My grandfather Alahji Abdul Galal
Ibrahim Ali left behind for me, The gold has been in storage for 6 years
since my grand father died. the Total gold amounted to 4 Metric tons which
is 4000kg plus, I went to Sierra Leone myself to see the gold and had it tested
and i also too few Kilos to test and confirm the purity which was 98.231%
of purity and can be refined to 23 Carat plus.


I know you may think I want to defraud you, I also contacted other people
from your country because am seeking for helps. I have problem with my
father brothers who are trying to clear the 4000kg of gold behind me, My
family also has problem in Libya which is why i can not go back there.

I need your help, I want you to assist me move the 4000kg of gold from
Sierra Leone to your country so that we can sell it there. The gold is 4000kg and
if you assist me clear the gold I will give you 1000kg while i keep
3000kg, I will also invest the money from my 3000kg in your country or any
other profitable business with your advises and I will settle insha Allah
in your country with my two sons and my wife and mother.

I am not here for joke or after your money, am a Muslim like you are, if
you will Help me I shall arrange your Visa to Sierra Leone, you shall
see the gold "4000Kilo grams of gold" assay it just as i did and then you
assist me to move it out of Sierra Leone to your country or U.A.E where
we can sell it.

I do not have the required resources to move such quantity of gold out,
all i will do is make you a partner and include your name in the documents
so that you can assist me, I shall give you 1000kg, I know this seems like
a joke to you because you find it very impossible, but that is not lies at
all.I have tried to move the gold out but i could not and this is why i
need assistance to do that and then move my gold out and then give the
1000kg to who ever helps
me.

I have all the original documents of the Gold, and the Company keeping the Gold

If you are interested to assist me please contact me via ( abdulkazimrahal@gmail.com ) and if you are not

interested to assist me thanks anyway for reading my problem that looks so
untrue.



Regards

Abdul Kazim Rahal

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