419 scam: "IMPEX GOLD" <no-repl@22office.com> Kindly Respond..

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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.
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.
- impexgoldd@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IMPEX GOLD" <no-repl@22office.com>
Reply-To: impexgoldd@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 20:12:58 +0100
Subject: Kindly Respond..

Impex Gold Company Limited
Phone Number:+233556326950
Website: http://www.impexgold.com =

Email: impexgoldd@gmail.com
Postal Address: Simon Peters 25 Canterbury Road, Ghana.
=

Good Day,
=

My name is Mr. Jerry Nana the director of the above company, I=2019m writi=
ng to inform you about our urgent need for a company representative in the =
U.S.A and others, we are into Gold mining and export which we have more of =
American consumers/customers and we find it difficult to receive our monthl=
y payment from our clients because of monetary restriction in the U.S.A.
=

Our humble demand is, we need someone who will work as our agent in your =
country and you will be entitled to 10% of any sales or payment that you r=
eceive on our behalf and the 90% should remain for my company needs.
=

We normally have two or more payments in a month from our customers, and t=
he rang of the amount will be disclosed to you as soon as you get back to u=
s with a sign of interest, we also have some outstanding payment waiting fo=
r us to conclude with you, please kindly inform me by email if you are inte=
rested to enable us to send to you an agreement for kick-off.
=

Yours,
Mr. Jerry Nana.

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