419 scam: Paul addo <eliasappiah100@yahoo.co.uk> Gold for sell in a good offer.

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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!

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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.
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.
- paul_addo01@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Paul addo <eliasappiah100@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: paul_addo01@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:45:18 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Gold for sell in a good offer.

Dear Sir,

To introduce our company briefly, we are mining company in the Ashanti and the Western Region of Ghana . We have a capacity to produce between 300-500kgs of Alluvial Gold dust every month.
We have now approximately 350kgs ready for sale.
We submit below our FCO.
DESCRIPTION
PRODUCT - ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST
QUANTITY - 350 KILOGRAMS
QUALITY - 22 CARATS +
PRICE - US$20,500 PER KG
ORIGIN - GHANA WEST AFRICA
PURITY - 94.22%
SHIPMENT: The shipment will be carried out by a freight and forwarding Agent based at the Advance Export Village at Kotoka International Airport, Accra.
TERMS OF PAYMENT: The payment of the product will be done at the buyerâ€™s destination after refinery, however, 7.5% of the total cost will be paid by buyer to seller to cover Export Expenses and documentation, and after buyer has been satisfied with the quality of goods and all the procedures, shipment will be affected within 72 hours.
The balance of 92.5% will be paid based on the refineryâ€™s report, 7 working days after goods has been delivered to buyerâ€™s refinery,
OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS: A contract agreement stipulating terms and conditions of this transaction will be signed between seller and buyer, Buyer must arrive in Ghana to sign all business and legal documents in respect of the transaction and also use the chance to interact with management and the Villages, and physically ascertain the product.
Sellerâ€™s mandate will accompany buyer and the product to his destination upon receipt of the Export Expenses,
We shall consider it a privilege entering into a long a lasting business relationship. Contasct me through my private email address: paul_addo01@hotmail.com
Thank for your co-operation.
Regards,
Mr.Paul Addo

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