419 scam: "Mrs. Judith Lawrence" <ric44lawrence@hotmail.com> GOLD DUST PROPOSAL.

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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: "Mrs. Judith Lawrence" <ric44lawrence@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ric4lawrenece@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 02:08:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GOLD DUST PROPOSAL.

DEAR SIR/MA,

I AM A LOCAL GOLD MINER, AND MY COMPANY OPERATES WITHIN THE WEST AFRICAN SUB-REGION, I AM LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE BUYER FOR 20 KILOGRAMS OF GOLD 22.3 KARAT (AU) WITH 92.8% PURITY.

MY SELLING PRICE IS TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($27,000:00) PER. KILOGRAM.

HOWEVER, YOU MUST BEAR IN MIND THAT, GHANA GOLD IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD, THIS IS A FACT. YOU MUST BE READY TO COME TO THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, BECAUSE GOLD DEALS ONE MUST BE THERE ON THE GROUND TO TEST AND WEIGHT YOUR MERCHANDISE.

THE 22.3 KARAT (AU) RAW GOLD IS BEEN SOLD FOR FORTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($40,500:00) PER KILOGRAM AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET AND WORLD MARKET.

I AM ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO GO INTO A LONG TIME IN-CORPORATION WITH A RELIABLE INVESTOR, WHICH WE WILL THEN REGISTER UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, CONTACT ME THROUGH MY E-MAIL IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

YOURS SINCERELY
MRS. JUDITH LAWRENCE.

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