419 scam: "Gold Co.Ltd" <a426375z@gmail.com> We have for immediate sale 300 kilos 22+ karat gold dust

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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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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: "Gold Co.Ltd" <a426375z@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gold.m@blumail.org
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:52:11 +0100 (BST)
Subject: We have for immediate sale 300 kilos 22+ karat gold dust

We have for immediate sale 300 kilos 22+ karat gold dust,

HELLO DEAR BUYERS

SELLING AT $15,000 DOLLARS PER KILO COMMODITY AND SPECIFICATIONS.

COMMODITY: GOLD DUST ORIGIN: BURKINA FASO FORM: DUST PURITY : 98% PLUS

QUANTITY: 300KG. CURRENCY OF PAYMENT: US DOLLARS VALIDITY:

Subject to our final contract. Mode of transportation/shipment: Air freight. Price per kg:$15,000 USD. Per Kg The origin of our gold dust is Burkina Faso in West Africa and the procedure of shipment is very simple, for initial shipments we request that buyer be on ground to inspect our products,the gold is first taken to the government assay department to ascertain the purity in the presence of buyer , after which buyer is expected to pay the cost of shipment and insurance to buyers destination airport accompanied by seller and buyer on the shipment. As a security buyer would be given the corresponding in gold dust of the amount he paid for shipment, this will only be given back to seller once shipment has been made and gold found to be 22+ karats and better. After refining buyer will have 72 hours to make payment into sellers nominated account minus the initial fees payed for shipment and insurance which is a commitment fee. On your acceptance we will
issue you with a FCO,

Awaiting your reply.

GOLD -Burkina Faso,
WEST AFRICA

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