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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "HON.SONGO IDRIS" <honidrissongo5@att.net>
Reply-To: <honsongoidris@mail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:19:16 -0000
Subject: YOUR RESPONSED IS HIGHLY NEEDED!!!
Attn:
I am pleased and delighted to have contact with you via this medium. My name is HON.SONGO IDRIS , Congo by nationality.
I personally decided to contact you so that we can negotiate reasonably and have a successful business transaction together.
I have 150 kilogram of 22plus Carat Alluvial Gold Dust and gold bars which I inherited from my late father and a miner, which I have decided to put on sale for sometimes now and it is deposited in the bank. I need a serious minded buyer who will purchase them from me within the shortest time possible. If you are interested, kindly indicate it in your reply to this attractive offer I have presented to you.
This is the primary reason why I have send my Full Corporate Offer (FCO) in this mail you are reading for your personal evaluation and consideration.
If my offer is acceptable to you, kindly let me know immediately so that we can proceed accordingly. Please be informed that my gold price is also negotiable. Please find below my Full Corporate Offer (FCO) for the sale of my AU Metal dust:
(FULL CORPORATE OFFER)
OWNER OF AU METAL--------------- HON.SONGO IDRIS
PRODUCT: -------------------------- Alluvial Gold Dust (AU).
ORIGIN: --------------------------- Republic of Congo.
QUANTITY: ------------------------ 150 kilograms.
QUALITY: -------------------------- 22+carat.
PRICE PER KILOGRAM: ------------$19,500USD (Negotiable).
PACKAGING: ------------------------ Securely packaged In
a Galvanized metal box.
MODE OF TRANSACTION
1-establishment of signatures of contract by the two parties concerned.
2-certificate of conformity from the Congo government control office
3-payment of 20 percent value of the product before lifting(negotiable)
4-remitting all documents of exportation to the buyer
5-final payment at the end of buyer refinery since i will fly back with you for the final assay in your country.
6-export and documentation cost 0.1 percent of the product sold(negotiable)
I will patiently wait for your reply on the above subject matter soonest. Looking forward to having a successful transaction with you. Have a pleasant nice day.
please respond immediately as to proceed.
Yours Sincerely,
HON.SONGO IDRIS
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