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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: "Alex Bempong" <goldmining.environmentalcomuni@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:12:41 -0700
Subject: Steady Supply Of Au To your Firm


Dear Sir,

It is with a real pleasure that we contact you in order to make you Share a
business opportunity and for which we seek a serious partnership with you.
Indeed, we at the Gold Mining Environmental Community with the head of all
Companies consignment on Transit in Ghana West Africa. Our Company
represents and helps a group of village gold washers to sell natural noble
metals mainly Gold dust and Diamond.

We have at present for export 200 Kilogrammes gold dust whose
characteristics are as follows: * Country of Origin: Ghana
Quantity:* 200 Kilogrammes
· Quality: 22 Carats + * Nature:
·
· Gold Dust Rate of purity: 93%* Impurity composition: 7% (primarily
iron Oxide) These gold washers can provide per three months period 30 to 50
Kilogrammes of
gold. Then we want to choose you as our partner in your country so that You
can buy or sell for us.

If our proposal to you meets your Favorable considerations, then revert to
us almost immediately for us to proceed.

Regards,
Alex Bempong
Tel: +233.3989378

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