419 scam: "Mamadou Sawadogo."<mamadou_sawadogo@rocketmail.com> URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL!!!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mamadou Sawadogo." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mamadousawadogo@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:47:53 -0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr Mamadou Sawadogo, 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 and we are looking for serious buyers who have interest in punching, AU GOLD-DUST and am willing to work with you if you are interested in buying gold from us.

We are also looking for foreign investors who can help us expand out mining site, we have Five (5) mining Consession, in which 3 are currently virgin and due to the fact we are mining locally with out proper equipment we are capable of mining 30 to 45 kilo per week from 1 Concession
Available at the moment:

Please find below my Full Corporate Offer(FCO)for the sale of my AU Metal dust:

(FULL CORPORATE OFFER)
OWNER OF AU METAL---------------
PRODUCT: -------------------------- Alluvial Gold Dust/Bars(AU).
ORIGIN: ---------------------------
QUANTITY: ------------------------ 120 kilograms.
QUALITY: -------------------------- 22+carat.
PURITY: ------------------------- 96%
PRICE PER KILOGRAM: ------------ $46,500USD (Negotiable).

I 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

Best Regards,
Mamadou Sawadogo.

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