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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: BUREAU OCASO <bureau.ocaso@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:42:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WE ARE LOOKING FOR SERIOUS BUYER


WE HAVE FOR SALE 1000 KG 22 KARAT GOLD DUST FOR SALE,WE ARE LOOKING FOR SERIOUS BUYER WE WILL SUPPLY ON A REGULAR BASES. NO ADVANCED PAYMENT NEEDED TO ENABLE US MAKE DELIVERY TO BUYERS DESTINATION AIRPORT. IS STRICTLY BANK TO BANK.

QUANTITY: 1000 KG
QUALITY: 22 KARAT
PURITY: 96.5%
PRICE: €19.890 PER KILO.

WE ALSO HAVE ROUGH DIAMOND IN STOCK. 123 TO 9 KARAT WITH REASONABLE PRICE. AWAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU



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