419 scam: "DR.DAVID ANNAN" <miners_assocgh@yahoo.com> GOLD BUYERS NEEDED URGENTLY.

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

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.DAVID ANNAN" <miners_assocgh@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:42:51 -0400
Subject: GOLD BUYERS NEEDED URGENTLY.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are a company in Ghana and in search of buyers and interested brokers who will buy, or help us to find the reliable markets or customers for gold. The broker's commission is discussable, but I am proposing 10% of any financial transaction in which the broker's services will be employed.
I do here declare my interest and willingness to open up discussion in respect of this at your earliest convenience

FULL CORPORATE OFFER OF GOLD:

1. AU METAL
Commodity : Au metals (gold dust)
Quantity : 1000 kg available
Quality : 22+ carats
Discount: 5%
Purity : 95.5%
Packaging : 2 metal boxes
Price : $22,000 per kg.
Country of origin : Ghana
Present location : Tarkwa, Ghana
Validity of offer : 10 (ten) working days.

2. AU METALS
Commodity : Gold bars (weighing: 0.01kg. each.)
Quantity : 1000 kg
Quality : 24 carat
Discount: 5%
Country of origin : Ghana
Present location : Accra, Ghana
Packaging : 1 (one) metal trunk
Price : $25,000 per kg
Validity : 10 (10) working days

SHIPMENT:
The shipment will be carried out by freight and through a forwarding agent based at the Kotoka international Airport, Accra.

OUR TERMS OF DELIVERY :
There are alternatives in terms of delivery.
1. Either the buyers travel to Ghana to meet the firm directors and sign agreement on which the transaction is based. This will also give buyers the opportunity to examine the whole volume of gold.

Hope to hear from you for a business and good partnership. Please get back to us on our electronic mail(miners_assocgh@yahoo.com)

Sincerely,
Dr.David Annan
(MinersGroup Gh).

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