419 scam: "Charles Pereira"<charlespereira201@nokiamail.com> GOLD FOR SALE

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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:
- "you are required to pay " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Pereira" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charlespereira2013@nokiamail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 10:35:15 -0700
Subject: GOLD FOR SALE

Sir;

We are Consultant to cooperative association of local miners,West Africa Miners Association{WAMA} with our offices located in Guinea,sierra Leon, Burkina Faso , Ghana and Mali.We have our mines ,are into exploration of solid minerals and precious AU metals,We are interested to enter into sales contract with a refinery owner/buyer for long term contract consideration of 500kg of Au gold monthly, and please find attached production manifest for rough/uncut diamonds and our procedure.

Here is the specification of available Gold ready for exports to buyers
destination/refinery on FOB, C&F contract.
1... Item: Gold Dust/Dore Bars
2... Quality: 22+ Carats/24Carats
3...Availability: 250 - 500 KG
4....Purity : 94.9%
5....Price ...40,000.00 - 43,000.00 {US}
6....Gold Origin... Ghana /West Africa.

Because of fraud that have been happen on internet, Worldwide we do not want cash payment From you but come and see what you want to buy and you are required to pay us by bank instrument after the final assay .

Yours Sincerely,

Charles Pereira

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