419 scam: Gold Mining Ghana <ghanagoldmining.sales@gmail.com> Buy Alluvial Gold Dust at a reduced price!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
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.
- ghanagold.mininggroups@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Gold Mining Ghana <ghanagoldmining.sales@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 05:33:50 -0200
Subject: Buy Alluvial Gold Dust at a reduced price!

Dear Sir/Ma,

We are into Gold business and also an authorized seller of Au dust and
exporter. We work with other handicapped Gold sellers as main source and
help them to export their gold to buyers. We have huge quantity of alluvial
Gold Dust for sale at a considerable price of $32,500 USD per kilo which is
below world market price.

We want only reliable and serious buyers or brokers for a long term
business relationship. If you are interested, do not hesitate to get back
to us as soon as you receive this mail so that we will send you our full
co-operate offer (FCO). Even if you are not prepared to buy our Gold now
but can get a buyer for us, we pay 7% commission per kg to Agent/Mandate or
Intermediary.

We are willing to go into a long term supply contract with interested buyer
with view to develop many mining communities and we also welcome serious
buyer for joint venture in the mining sector.

Should this offer interest you, Feel free to email us your needs quantity
and destination to. The visit of the buyer or his representative for a
random test of the products will be highly welcomed.

PRODUCT - ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST
QUANTITY - 1500 KILOGRAM
PRICE - US$32,500 PER KG
ORIGIN - GHANA WEST AFRICA
PURITY - 98.22%

We shall consider it a privilege entering into a long a lasting business
relationship with you.Thank for your co-operation as we wait for your
inquiries.
Sincerely,
Mr.Faruk Abdulsalam.
+233248108729
skype:ghanagold.mininggroups
ghanagold.mininggroups@gmail.com

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