419 scam: mr orji gold <orj_038@msn.com> LOOKING FOR GOLD BUYER?

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- mr.orjigold50@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mr orji gold <orj_038@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mr.orjigold50@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:43:44 +0000
Subject: LOOKING FOR GOLD BUYER?

LOOKING FOR GOLD BUYER?

Dearest Buyer.

I am contacting you for a contract on GOLD DUST, GOLD BARS, There are
bulk of gold dust for sell to interested buyers, each kilo is 29,500$.
Our office in Abidjan is repersenting all the 9 local mining
communities, to sale there gold dust and bars.

If you are interested, you can visit our company and mines; you can see
the quantity available and go to refinery to inspect the quality before
making agreement and exporting of the gold dust to your destination.

but If you are not a buyer but can as well get us a buyer for our Gold
Dust, I will pay you commission of 7% for any quantity we supply to
buyer through you, just get me a serious buyer.

1. Gold Dust

2. 22 Carat plus and Purity 92%

3. 30,500 USD for one Kg. Bush price

4. 2500 kilos available.

5. 650 kgs Reserve for shipment now.

Origin: Cote D'Ivoire.

Commodity: Aurum Utallum

1. Form: Gold Bar,

2. Purity: 96.4 % like minimum value 96.6% like maximum value.

3. Price :31,500 usd for one kg.

4. Quantity Available 950 kg.

5. 650 kgs Reserved for shipment now.

Origin : Cote D'Ivoire.

DECLARATION: We hereby declare the above information to be true and
correct to the best of our knowledge and this offer is being made
without prejudice.

Looking forward to your urgent response.

Regards.

Mr. Orji

Email : mr.orjigold50@gmail.com

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