419 scam: "Mr.James Mbula"<jamesmbula@mbula.com> HELLO !!!

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.James Mbula" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesmbula60@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 15:39:20 +0200
Subject: HELLO !!!

Good Day,

This is to inform you that we have large quantity of GOLD NUGGET,GOLD BARS (96% Purity)and GOLD DUST(92% Purity) for sale. The gold is from our country Congo but are sold outside Congo(Uganda) due to the insecurity in the country. We are prepared to sell at the price of $26,500.00 per kg,which is negotiable for long term contract.

I have always advised our customers to come in person and negotiate with us, because it will give you the opportunity to know us, see the gold, verify quantity/quality from the geology and sign the contract if you are happy.

We are prepared to start with trial quantity of between 50kg to 100kg depending on the capability of the buyer to handle it.

If you are interested to do business with us or need more information,kindly contact me back, I will be glad to answer your questions.

Best regards,

Mr.James Mbula

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