419 scam: "Brigadier General Robert Baker" <email@entermail.net> GOLD FOR SALE

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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 beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Brigadier General Robert Baker" <email@entermail.net>
Reply-To: mrkwabuahowusuah@ymail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:40:33 -0100
Subject: GOLD FOR SALE

Dear Beloved,

My name is Mr. Kwabuah Owusuah, I am a Ghana custom officer, I am in searching for honest gold dealer or who knows anyone who deal on gold that I can trust to help me receive my gold I have here and sold it in his or her country. The gold in question is 55 kilograms and to be frank with you I seized the gold from the illegal exporter at the Kotoka International Airport Accra Ghana when they were about to smuggle it into Airline and ship it out of the country I will be very glad if you can indicate your interest to help me sell the gold in your country.

I am very happy when I saw your profile on line. Please all I need from you is a maximum Sincerity, Trust, Honesty and Love. Please before we start this business, I will like you to send me your personal contact details. Now as soon as I got your personal contact details, I will send you an agreement letter so you can go through it, sign it and send it back to me.

I will afterwards send you 50% of the GOLD and after you sale and send me back the amount as we shall agree on the price of the gold I sold to you I will send you the remaining 50%. Please before I forget I will not like anyone to know about the transaction we are about to embark because I seized the gold from the illegal exporters at the Kotoka International Airport Accra Ghana, the Gold suppose to belong to my country government because I suppose to account it for them. I just want to use this opportunity given to me by God to sale the gold and resign from my custom work and invest the money in your country and come over there with my family as soon as you sale all the gold.

Contact me on my private email (mrkwabuahowusuah@ymail.com)

Thank you and May God bless you and family.

Best regards

Mr. Kwabuah Owusuah

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