419 scam: "Mr. Eric Osaro" <hr@xinxingyu.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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Eric Osaro" <hr@xinxingyu.com>
Reply-To: <osaromr.eric@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 12:46:46 -0500
Subject: GOLD FOR SALE

Hello friend,

My name is Mr. Eric Osaro, I am a Ghana custom officer, I am in searching for
honest gold dealer or who knows anyone who deal on gold that I can trust to help
me receive my gold I have here and sell it in his or her country. The gold is 55
kilo grams and to be frank with you, I seized the gold from the illegal exporter
at Kotoka International Airport Accra Ghana when they were about to smuggle it
into Airline and ship it out of the country. I will be very glad if you can
indicate your interest to help me sell the gold in your country.

I am very happy when I saw your profile on line. Please all I need from you is a
maximum Sincerity, Trust, Honesty and Love. Please before we start this
business, I will like you to send me your personal contact details. As soon as I
got your personal contact details, I will send you an agreement letter so you
can go through it, sign it and send it back to me for us to commence the
business.

I will afterwards send you 50% of the gold and after you sale it and send me
back the amount we shall agree as the price of the gold, I will send you the
remaining 50%. Please before I forget I will not like anyone to know about this
business we are about to embark because I seized the gold from the illegal
exporters at the Kotoka International Airport Accra Ghana, the Gold suppose to
belong to my country government because I suppose to account it for them. I just
want to use this opportunity given to me by God to sale the gold and resign from
my custom work and invest the money in your country and come over there with my
family as soon as you sale all the gold.

Thank you and May God bless you and family.

Best regards
Mr. Eric Osaro

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