419 scam: "Mr.James Mensah Williams."<sales@oluwaonpoiny.us> GOLD DUST AND BARS 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!

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.
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.
- drjamessdrjames@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.James Mensah Williams." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drjamessdrjames@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:34:16 +0100
Subject: GOLD DUST AND BARS OFFER.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We the Principal sellers of Alluvial Gold Dust have below in stock.

Product- AU GOLD DUST
Purity- 93% OR BETTER
Quality- 22+ CARATS
Quantity- 240KG
50KG Trial Shipment and contract to be sign after.

PRICE: $35,500.00 PER KILOGRAM FOB and $40,000 for CIF PER KILOGRAM

PAYMENT CIF: 20% AFTER DELIVERY AND SUCCESSFUL INITIAL RANDOM TEST SAMPLE,THEN BALANCE PAYMENT OF 80% AFTER REFINERY SMELTING AND ASSAY REPORT.

TERMS OF PAYMENT FOB: The payment of the product will be done at the buyer’s destination after refinery. However 10% 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 effected within 72 hours. The balance of 90% will be paid based on the refinery’s report, 2 to 3 working days after goods has been delivered to buyer’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 physically ascertain the product.

Seller’s mandate will accompany buyer and the product to his destination upon receipt of the Export and Documentation Expenses.

PROCEDURE FOR CIF:

(1) Seller delivers CIF to UK/USA, MACAU, MALAYSIA and HONG KONG/HOLLAND.
(2) Buyer meets Seller representative and do random test of Gold Dust.
(3) On successful random test, Buyer to pay 20% of total value of Products as cost of shipment.
(4) Seller representative and Buyer take Gold Dust to refinery for smelting and assay.
(5) Following satisfactory assay report from refinery, Buyer to make balance 80% payment to Seller via bank transfer.
We also accept Bank Instrument for CIF.

YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH ME ON THIS TELL NUMBER; +233267507768

Hoping a favorable reply of this inquiry.

Thanks in anticipation.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.James Mensah Williams.
Email:drjamessdrjames@aol.com

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