419 scam: Micheal Umaru <michealumaru89@yahoo.com> buy gold

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Micheal Umaru <michealumaru89@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Micheal Umaru <michealumaru10@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:44:53 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: buy gold

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my pleasure to
firstly introduce myself to you; I am Mr. Michael Umaru , mandate gold broker
with the Obuasi co-operative of small-scale miners as the miners have
capability of producing between 150-200 kilos of alluvial gold dust monthly and
have available now in stock about 200 kilos AU gold dust for sale to any
prospective buyers.

The product available
below:

Commodity Au gold
dust (unrefined)
Quantity: 200kg
Origin : Ghana
Quality: 22+ carats
Purity: 92.77%
Price: $50,500 per
kilo (Negotiable)

Packaging: in metal
boxes

Shipment: shipment
will carried out by a reputable shipping agent at the Kotoka international
airport (KIA)
Terms and conditions:

In as much as I intend to establish a cordial
business relationship with you, interested buyer will have to arrange and come
down to Ghana for inspection on our products, take a random sample for test at
the government geological survey Department, having been satisfied with the
assay report, buyer/ seller will then sign (sales and purchase contract/
agreement).

Hence, buyer will
assist seller with not more than 10% of the total value of the stock to enable
seller procure the necessary shipping documents and other government taxes.

I shall be grateful
to furnish you with any further information that you meant require after
hearing from you and shall consider it a privilege doing business with you to
foster a cordial and long-lasting relationship between both parties.
We are waiting your
purchase interest and quick responses.

Best Regards,
Mr. Micheal Umaru.
Skyp, michealumaru

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