419 scam: From Steve Grant <gvt18@zax.att.ne.jp> Dear Sir/ Madam

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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- grantsteve62@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: From Steve Grant <gvt18@zax.att.ne.jp>
Reply-To: grantsteve2011@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 5:50:30 +0900
Subject: Dear Sir/ Madam

AFRICA GOLD COMPANY LIMITED
Accra Ghana
Mining, Prospecting Security & Shipping services.
Europe Representative
TEL: 0033666164808
E-mail: grantsteve62@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/ Madam,

We Africa Gold Company Limited, hereby confirm with full legal corporate responsibility and authority that the following is available under the stated terms and condition herein:

PRODUCT : ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST
QUANTITY : 20 / 100 / 500 kG
QUALITY : 23 /KARAT
PURITY : 97. 56%
PRICE : $ 23,000
ORIGIN : ACCRA, BAMAKO, CONACKRY, FREETOWN

SHIPMENT - The shipment will be carried out by freight and forwarding Agent based at the Variance Export Village at kotuka International Airport Accra.

TERMS OF PAYMENT: Buyers shall pay 10% of total cost of goods to cover all shipping expenses .the balance of 90% will be paid by swift into sellerâ€™s accounts after final assay at buyerâ€™s refinery.

OTHER TERMS AND CONDITION : Sellers mandate will accompany buyer and the Product to his destination upon payment of 10% the Gold will be accompanied by the following documents , In respect to the 10% payment please refer to our procedure below.

1) Commercial Invoice
2) Certificate of Origin
3) Bank of Ghana A2 form
4) Certificate of ownership
5) Packing List
6) Origin Essay Report

PROCEDURE: Buyer is expected to come to one of our location Mali ,Ghana ,Guinea (Conakry) ,Sierra Leone were he or she will inspect the Gold and then perform an interim essay test at any approve government Laboratory preferably ( Geological Survey Department ) After buyer is satisfied with the report of the test then buyer pays 10% of the total agree price to our appointed Shipping Agency for export documents to be prepared for Shipment of the Gold to buyers destination the balance 90% will be paid by swift into sellers account after both parties agree to the result from the approve Laboratory.

Note. Final price will be determine by the Purity of the product after Essay test by buyer , Also for brokers we put into consideration their privacy agreement with the end buyers. We shall consider it a privilege entering into lasting business relationship with our customers.

Best Regards
Steve Grant
Europe Representative FRANCE
AFRICA GOLD COMPANY LIMITED
E-mail: grantsteve62@yahoo.com
TEL; 0033666164808

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