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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: MR ANNAN KOJO <paul.ader110@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrannakojo1@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:21:31 +0100
Subject: RE,GOOD MORNING MY DEAR

Attention:

I am a Family Gold agent here in Burkina Faso, we are looking for
Organization or Individual to Partner with us and Build our small
Scale mining site and also open Gold market in your country where we
can be selling the Gold,


We think we can be a Partner and also open up a new Market in Your
place where you will be in charge of the Business and we will be
supplying you Gold to sell and also Invest some part of the funds
with you after the sales of the Gold.


We have all the documents of the Alluvial Gold Dust/Dore Bars and the
Mining site and also all the legally licensed Export documents are
ready.


I will be waiting to hear from you so that we can move forward and
start the Business together, If Gold is not your line of Business, You
introduce us to any Buyer in your place after sales you will have
Commission fee of ($ 2000) per kg and the total Alluvial Gold /Dore
Bars in stock is 120kg Gold price is ($ 30,000) per kg 96% pure
Gold.

Thanks for your Cooperation and More Information will be sent to you
as soon as I hear from you.
Best Regards
Mr. Annan Kojo
Email(mrannakojo1@gmail.com)

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