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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: CGM Gold Metal <zokora_flora10@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: CGM Gold Metal <mrjovemarkson31@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:02:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Re: I Need A Serious Gold Dust/Bars Buyers


Alluvial Gold Dust and Gold bars/Gold Nuggets for sale.

Dearest Buyer.
We are representatives of the local gold miners here in Cote D’Ivoire West Africa. We have the capacity of producing between 50 -250 kilos of Gold dust /Bar Below are the current available Commodity Gold Bars. we would like to be in touch with direct buyer or brokers through which we can establish profound relation and sell our Gold. We are ready to sale it to you Our selling system is very simple and is under standard selling procedure. If you are interested, do not hesitate to get back to us as soon as possible for us to give you our full co-operate offer (FCO). We look forward in doing a long lasting business transaction with you.

 
1. Gold Dust
2. 22 Carat plus and Purity 92%
3. 28,500 USD for one Kg. which is below world market price, (Bush Price)
4. 2500 kilos av ailable.

1. Form: Gold Bar,
2. Purity: 96.4 % like minimum value 96.6% like maximum value.
3. Price :28,500 USD for one kg.
4. Quantity Available 950 kg.
5. 650 kgs Reserved for shipment now.
Origin: Cote D'Ivoire.
Commodity: Aurum Utallum

Terms and conditions: In as much as we intend to establish a cordial business relationship with you, Interested buyer will have to arrange and come down to Cote D’Ivoire for inspection on our products, take a random sample for test at the government geological survey department, having been satisfy with the assay report, buyer / seller will then sign (sales and purchase contract / agreement).
 
We shall be grateful to furnish you with any further information that you may require after hearing from you and shall consider it a privilege entering long-lasting relationship between both parties. NB; If interested buyer will not be able to come down to Cote D’Ivoire for inspection on our products, he/she can be sent a trial order of 5-10kg for assay test and payment after testing that the gold is in perfect good state and quality.

again If you are not a buyer but can as well get us a buyer for our Gold Dust, I will pay you commission of 10% for any quantity we supply to buyer through you, just get me a serious buyer. Thanks for your understanding while I wait for your urgent responds.
 
Best Regards,

CHIEF GABA MIKE

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