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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: Jacob Levis <tsml@ramcotex.com>
Reply-To: privates1970@outlook.com
Date: 18 Nov 2024 11:22:32 -0800
Subject: MY OFFER

Hello Dear,

Hope you're doing great. I'm Jacob Levis from Altamonte Springs,
Florida. I have worked in the gold mining sector for more than
30 years. Over these years I have had local mining contracts
across 5 countries, namely: Australia, Brazil, South Africa,
Kazakhstan and New Zealand.

Am currently working with a gold company in New Zealand and my
contract will expire by next year. I privately bought about 140
KG of gold from some local miners here at a cheaper price. I
don't want my company to know I own this gold because contractors
are prohibited from buying gold from local miners.

So I want to present you as my partner who bought and owns the
gold. All legal documentation will be in your name, then the
company would ship the gold to your provided address. After you
receive it then I can come over to pick it up. I'm willing to
give you 20% of the total 140 KG of gold. All I want from you is
honesty and transparency.

If you're okay with the proposal, then I will inform the gold
company and introduce you to them as my partner so they can
prepare all documentation in your name before shipment.

All this can be done within 8-10 working days.

NOTE: This is 100% legal business. I bought the gold with my
money. Am only doing it this way because as a contractor with the
company I'm not permitted to buy gold from the local miners. 140
KG of gold is worth more than 7 Million USD if we sell 1KG for
$50,000 USD. This is unrefined 23 Karat gold with 99% purity.

If you need any further clarification, kindly let me know. I
await your response and readiness to enable us to start the
process
immediately.

Thank You

Jacob Levis

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