419 scam: AU METALS GENERAL OFFICE <officetowork@yahoo.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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
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.
- gyannpreciousmetals@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: AU METALS GENERAL OFFICE <officetowork@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: gyannpreciousmetals@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:35:28 -0800
Subject: GOLD FOR SALE

Dear Sir,
We have available 25kg of gold dust and 10kg of Gold Dore bars in
Accra,Ghana for immediate disposal,FOB and CIF terms are entertained.The
price is US$24,500 per kg and the specifications are :

1. Price :US$24,500 per 1kg
2. Origin : Ghana West Africa
3. Purity : 96.666%
4. Quantity: 25kg
5. Quantity on Gold Dore bars :10kg

Serious buyers should please contact our overseas broker - Mr.Johnson
Whyte in the United States on email address - :
Email: gyannpreciousmetals@gmail.com

PROCEDURES:
our overseas broker will deliver to you in your country.After meeting
him and collect the Gold for essaying,if you are satisfy with the assay
result you pay him.

Contact him and give him your mobile telephone number because he must
talk to you before he deliver the gold to you.

Below are my requirment to enable our overseas broker in United States
Of America contact you too.
1)The name of your nearby international Airport.
2) Your complete name
3) Your cell/mobile telephone number. The telephone number which our
broker will use to communicate with you before meeting you over in your
country.

Yours Faithully,

Elder Tommy Obio.

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