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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: Dr Koname Mamado <metal_associeter@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 18:37:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: we seek a serious partnership with you!






Hello,

Dear My Frend, 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 are with the head of a Company of Transit and Consignment based in Ivory Coast West Africa . Our Company represents and helps a group of village Gold mining washers to sell their natural noble metals; mainly A/U Gold.

We have at present for export 600Kilogrammes of Gold dust whose characteristics are as follows: * Origin: Ghana, Bokinafaso and cote d' ivoire in West Africa here * Quality: 22 Karats + * Nature: Gold Dust * Rate of purity: 93%* Impurity composition: 7% (primarily iron Oxide) These Gold mining 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 you in a favourable considerations, then revert back to us almost immediately for us to progress and you feel free to ask all what ever questions you may want to ask us,
Thanks.
Regards,

Dr Koname Mamado

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