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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: "SOCIETE AFRICAINE ORO SARL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <compraventaoroxxxz@vip.onet.pl>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:44:38 +0100
Subject: Re; FULL CORPORATE OFFER GOLD

Dear Sir,
The undersigned, SOCIETE AFRICAINE MANDENG SARL, acting with full authority and responsibility under penalty of perjury do hereby confirm the sale and transfer of the following commodity, subject to the terms, conditions and procedure set out hereunder. We attest moreover that the gold is cleared of mortgage, clean and of no criminal origin.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRODUCT:

? Commodity: AU Gold / CIF
? Form: Gold Bars. Gold Dust
? Purity: 93% or better, 22K+
? Origin: Republic of Guinea, West Africa
? Quality: 22 Karats+
? Total Quantity: 100 Kg and 50 kg / Month
? Price: $ 27 000 US
? Packing detail: Export packages Box(es)
? Designated refinery: At the choice of the Buyer
? Payment: 24 hours of receipt of assay report from the Central Bank by Swift wire transfer. Transport Time: 7 (seven) days maximum. Depends on the destination
? Validity: (3) tree working days

PROCEDURE

1. Seller sends FCO
2. Buyer accepts the FCO and sign the FCO to return to the seller
3. Buyer come down to Republic of Guinea for physical inspection and pre-test on the Gold in Guinea Central Bank.
4. Buyer and seller sign Contract
5. Upon satisfactory inspection and pre-test to the Central Bank buyer takes care of the shipment of the merchandise to final destination. The buyer pay Five (06%) of the tax and charge of Guinea government of the total invoice by MT 103 bank transfer to the account of the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea. This Government tax will be deducted from the goods final price after
assay in the refinery of the buyer.
6. Buyer will provide the AIR TICKET FOR a representative that will fly down to the final destination, and all money spent on TICKET will be deducted from the goods final price after assay in the refinery of the buyer.
7. Seller's representative will accompany the merchandise to buyer's refinery
8. Buyers pay the seller by swift wire transfer to his nominated account.

DOCUMENTS:

Seller shall provide the following documents to the buyer prior to arrival of goods at the final destination.

1. Three (3) original of commercial invoices in favor of the buyer
2. Certificate of Analyze
3. Certificate of Non-Criminality
4. Certificate of free circulation goods EUR.1
5. Certificate of origin
6. Certificate of Ownership
7. Full set Airway bill, marked " Air freight pre-paid "
8. Flight number and date of arrival
9. Gross weight and net weight

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