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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: "Engr.Pedro Alessandro\(Allottee Manager\)" <williams7108@att.net>
Reply-To: <allottee_manager@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:49:28 -0700
Subject: Gold and Diamond Available, Crude Oil Available.

Dear Sir/Ma

We are small scale miners here on the sub-region of West Africa. We are selling the listed products,

1, Alluvial Gold Dust and Bars.

2, Rough Diamond for sale at a considerable prices.

3, Crude Oil Available for (TTO and TTT).

4, Scrap Metals available.

AlessGold Snapshot-

OWNERSHIP: 100% AlessGold Mining,No Consortium
RESOURCE: Measured+Indicated 265Mt (of which P+P=85Mt); Inferred 160Mt
DEPOSIT: 7 flat-lying soft rock ore beds
PRODUCTS: Gold,Copper and cobalt metals,zinc sulphate and possibly manganese
MINING: Underground (10,000 wt/d) + Open Cut
ACCESS: On the ocean and main highway from GHANA
WATER: All process (except electrowinning) to run on sea water
POWER: 42MW acid plant,20MW heavy fuel oil plant

If you are interested, do not hesitate to get back to us as soon as possible.We look forward in doing a long lasting business transaction with you.

Best Regards,

Engr.Pedro Alessandro
(Allottee Managing Director)
AlessGold & Energy RESOURCES INC.

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