419 scam: "FRANK JOHNSON"<info@demae-seminar.com> CONTRACT FOR GOLD DUST/ BAR SUPPLY

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "FRANK JOHNSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankjohnson5252@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 08:04:19 -0800
Subject: CONTRACT FOR GOLD DUST/ BAR SUPPLY

DEAR SIR,

WE THE ABOVE COMPANY GAB MINING COMPANY LIMITED , GHANA HAVE DEPOSITED AN AMOUNT OF 700KILOS OF GOLD IN HANGSENG BANK , HONK KONG BRANCH FOR SAFE KEEPING AND TO SELL TO ANY INTERESTED BUYER .

THE BUYER IS REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE BANK OFFICER IN CHARGE BY TELEPHONE OR EMAIL FOR CONFIRMATION BEFORE MOVING THE GOODS TO HIS REFINERY FOR FINAL ASSAY.

UPON CONFIRMATION OF THE GOLD IN THE BANK, THE BUYER PAYS 20% OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE GOLD TO THE SELLER ON BANK OFFICER'S DIRECTIVE FOR LOGISTICS ETC BEFORE THE GOLD MOVES TO BUYERS REFINERY FOR THE FINAL ASSAY AND PAYMENT OF THE 80% TO THE SELLER.

ONLY SERIOUS AND INTERESTED BUYERS TO CONTACT .

ONCE CONFIRM BUYERS ABILITY TO PAY ,THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF BANK OFFICER IN CHARGE WILL BE RELEASED FOR CONTACT .

REGARDS

FRANK JOHNSON,

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