419 scam: "Mr.nana Kwame" <ghanagoldmining.sales@gmail.com> Happy New Year,Buy Gold At Reduce 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.
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)
- "% 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_marketer@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.nana Kwame" <ghanagoldmining.sales@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr.nana Kwame" <ghanagold_marketer@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:17:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Happy New Year,Buy Gold At Reduce Price!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are group of gold and diamond miners representing all local gold miners in Ghana and Burkina Faso,Abidjan cote Ivory,West Africa.We work with other handicapped Gold sellers as main source and help them to export their gold to buyers. We tried to reach you on your mobile phone but we can not get through.We need to talk to you on phone before we can go into business as you know is a big business.
We can supply any quantity of Rough Diamonds,Gold Bars/ Gold Dust, Bony Light Crude Oil. our Diamond is from Sierra Leone ,Gold dust/Bars,Metal Scraps from Ghana, Crude Oil from Nigeria.
We have huge quantity of alluvial Gold Dust and Gold Bar for sale at a considerable price of $30,500 USD per kilo which is below world market price.After first try sale to establish trust in both sides, 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. Our contact email: (ghanagold_marketer@yahoo.com).We shall give a very considerable price only serious buyers are welcome.I hope to hear from you soonest.You can pass my number to any buyer to contact me.You commission is 100% assured.
Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,Mr.Faruk Abul Salam.Tel : 00233-230987117Â

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