419 scam: KOJO ADAMS <costypatrick11@yahoo.co.uk> Business Transaction (Precious Metal)

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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:

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.
- kjadams2005@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: KOJO ADAMS <costypatrick11@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: <kjadams2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:56:02 +0000
Subject: Business Transaction (Precious Metal)

Dear Sir,

I am Kojo Adams, I am contacting you in regards of the gold business relationship which i

would like us to work together to accomplish.

My family are into gold mining and we are direct owner of Alluvial Gold Dust which We have

for-sale andwe are looking for serious buyers who have interest in punchers, AU GOLD-DUST

and am willing to work with you if you are interested in doing business.

We are looking for foreign investors who can help us expand out business, we have Five

(5) mining Concretion, in which 3 are currently virgin and due to the fact we are mining

locally with out proper equipment we are capable of mining 4 to 6 kilo per week from 1

concretion.

Available at the moment:

COMMODITY - AU GOLD DUST

QUANITITY - 175 KGS

QUALITY - 22+ CARATS

ORIGIN - GHANA

DELIVERY- BY AIR.

We would like to meet you in-person, so we can negotiate and share better ways on how we

can finalize the transaction.

I am looking forward in reading from you, hope in getting in good relationship with you

Services to all...

We are also looking for companies or investors who are interested in expanding their

product / businesses into the African market and we are willing to work with them as the sole

distributor/agent in Africa

Sincerely Yours.

Kojo Adams

kjadams2005@yahoo.com

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