419 scam: Mr Mustapha Abdul <mustaphaabdul@hotmail.fr> LOOKING FOR GOLD BUYER,

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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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: Mr Mustapha Abdul <mustaphaabdul@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <abdulmustapha64@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 18:57:38 +0100
Subject: LOOKING FOR GOLD BUYER,

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LOOKING FOR GOLD BUYER,

Dearest Buyer,
I am contacting you for a contract on GOLD DUST, And GOLD BARS, There
are
bulk of gold dust for sell to interested buyers, each kilo is
28,500$.Our
office in Abidjan is representing all the 9 local mining communities,
to
sale there gold dust and bars.
If you are interested, you can visit our company and mines; you can see
the
quantity available and go to refinery to inspect the quality before
making
agreement and exporting of the gold dust to your destination.

1. Gold Dust
2. 22 Carat plus and Purity 92.5%
3. 28,500 USD for one Kg. Bush price
4. 2500 kilos available.
5. 650 kgs Reserve for shipment now.
Origin: Cote D'Ivoire.
Commodity: Aurum Utallum
1. Form: Gold Bar,
2. Purity: 96 % like minimum value 99% like maximum value.
3. Price :30,500 USD for one kg.
4. Quantity Available 950 kg.
5. 650 kgs Reserved for shipment now.
Origin : Cote D'Ivoire.
If you are not a buyer but can as well get us a buyer for our Gold
Dust, I
will pay you commission of 7% for any quantity we supply to buyer
through
you, just get me a serious buyer.

DECLARATION: We hereby declare the above information to be true and
correct
to the best of our knowledge and this offer is being made without
prejudice.
Thank for your co-operation and I wait for your email
Regards,
MR. MUSTAPHA ABDUL

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