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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- kuitaedmond@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: edmond kuita <edmondkuita@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:07:12 +0000
Subject: GOLD INVESTMENT.
I am a spokesman of Akwatia Community in Eastern Region of Ghana, the
largest gold producing area of Ghana in West Africa.As earlier discussed, we
have after a long court case won our right over a Gold Concession and have
been in a small-scale mining business for the past nine months. We presently
have a quantity of 750kgs of Alluvial Gold Dust of 23+ Carats purity and
selling at a very reasonable price.
We need a direct buyer abroad who can buy the commodity and possibly go into
partnership agreement with us, as to front us and also acquire the necessary
modern mining equipments to improve our mining capacity and skills. You will
be needed to come to Ghana and visit and inspect our mining site for
appropriate measures to be put in place while we make shipment preparation
for the 750kgs on ground.
Two delegates (an associate and I ) will be going back with you along with
the commodity so that you can pay us after assay report and smelting over
there. Please write me urgently on this email address:(
kuitaedmond@gmail.com) if you are eligible and
interested.
You can equally call me on phone for us to talk :+233456114637.
Yours truly
Mr Edmond Kuita.
AKWATIA COMMUNITY
Gold Mining & Prospecting,
Import & Export
Eastern Region
Ghana
Telephone:+233456114637
EMAIL:kuitaedmond@gmail.com
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