419 scam: "GHANA GOLDMINE"<GOLDMINE@GHANACONSULT.COM> GOLD MINERS/EQUIPMENTS/BUYER IN GHANA

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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: "GHANA GOLDMINE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <g.kiby@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 11:33:27 +0100
Subject: GOLD MINERS/EQUIPMENTS/BUYER IN GHANA

Dear Sir,

     I am writing you from New Atuabo Village Tarkwa Western Region of Ghana. I saw your mail ID during my searching and am not sure if this

message went through; until I hear from you then we can discuss business relationship.

    I want to know if you are capable to be buying gold from my family and partner with us in mutual benefits. We are family local miners and mining with

our man powers, which means we are using our local methods to extracting the gold from the soil, funny thing is that we wasted more than

we can gets due to poor processing.

    We needs model mining equipments and machines urgently for our works and we have enough quantity

of gold available now for sale, so If you are capable in purchasing gold from us then let me know so that

we can discuss the way forward.

       I am very sure we will work together as one; upon hearing from you then all details will be given to you, moreso, we will offer you with our local price per kilo.

     I am waiting seriously to hear from you.

    Awaiting your early reply.

     Regards,

     Felix Kiby George.

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