419 scam: "Dr.Edward Kwame" <aqua_staygold@yahoo.co.jp> Dr. Edward Kwame.

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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: "Dr.Edward Kwame" <aqua_staygold@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr.Edward Kwame" <dredwardkwame@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 04:13:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dr. Edward Kwame.

Dear Sir/ madame,

We are a reputable small scale mining company based in Côte d'Ivoire : Abidjan /Ghana with operating license in Côte d'Ivoire : Abidjan. We have 450 kg of gold dust for sale at very cheap price. We also have in stock gold bars, metal scraps HMS 1 & 2, scraps batteries and rough diamond for sale at very cheap rates. We are pleased to make this offer of AU Gold Dust Under penalty of perjury and with full corporate and legal responsibility under the following terms and conditions.

Commodity AU Gold Dust
Origin Ghana/Côte d'Ivoire : Abidjan
Price $30,000 USD per kg
Quantity 450 kgs
Quality 22+ Carat
Purity 96.05%
Delivery By Air cargo or Sea depending on choice of the customer
Please note that we are also seeking joint venture partners to develop our gold rich mining area which is more than 250 acres, but for now, we are only operating on 25 acres.

We want to sell our reserved stock of gold to buy modern machines & equipment's. We welcome you gold buyers to our office and mining sites in Ghana but if you cannot come to Ghana we can ship the gold to your refinery via Air or Sea as you like.
In case if you are not a gold buyer, we are ready to make you our mandate or company representative and pay you 10% as commission for every customer you bring to us. If you are interested in our offer please contact us immediately with the following contact details so that we can send you our FULL CORPORATE OFFER (FCO)

Thanks and Regards,
Dr. Edward Kwame.

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