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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: "Dr.Edward Kwame" <aqua_staygold@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr.Edward Kwame" <edwardkwame10@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 03:34:55 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GOLD DUST AND BARS FOR SALE DR. EDWARD KWAME,


GOLD DUST AND BARS FOR SALE DR. EDWARD KWAME,


Dear Sir/Madam,
We are a local miners, willing to sell our gold to any interested buyer. At present we are willing to sell and negotiate for a buyer or dealer who are willing to purchase and enter into a long term relationship with us Any interested buyer should endeavour to contact us immediately for negotiation and arrangement for the sales.
The product is described below,


PRODUCT: Alluvial Gold Bars/Dust
ORIGIN: Ivory Coast West Africa
QUANTITY: 200kg Gold Bars/Gold Dust:250
FINENESS/PURITY: 99.08%  Gold Bars for 22carats Plus.
CURRENT PRICE: USD$32,500/1kg


NOTE: 
In the event you do not buy gold, be kind enough to forward our contact email to a Gold Buyer. As our Agent we are ready to give 10% commission of the total purchase if you can connect us to a gold buyer.
I am expecting your reply soonest,
you are welcome to ask any questions.
Best regards,
Dr. Edward Kwame,

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