419 scam: LOCAL GOLD MINING <leongoldmine@gmail.com> LOOKING FOR GOLD BUYER,

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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: LOCAL GOLD MINING <leongoldmine@gmail.com>
Reply-To: LOCAL GOLD MINING <leongoldming@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 09:06:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: LOOKING FOR GOLD BUYER,

LOOKING FOR GOLD BUYER,

Dearest Buyer,
I am contacting you for a contract on GOLD DUST, And GOLD BARS, There
are bulk of gold dust for sell to interested buyers.Our office in Touba
is representing all the 9 local mining communities, to sale there gold
dust and bars.

If you are interested, you can visit our company and mines; you can see
the quantity available and go to refinery to inspect the quality before
making agreement and exporting of the gold dust to your destination.

1.Gold Dust
2. 22 Carat plus and Purity 93.5%
3. Available 1200kilos
4.Reserve for shipment now 770kgs
Origin: Cote D'Ivoire.

Commodity: Aurum Allumette
1. Form: Gold Bar,
2. Purity: 95.67% or better
3. Quantity Available 1500kg.
4. 850kgs Reserved for shipment now.
Origin : Cote D'Ivoire. LOOKING FOR GOLD BUYER,

DECLARATION: We hereby declare the above information to be true and
correct to the best of our knowledge and this offer is being made
without prejudice.
Thank for your co-operation i wait your mail.
Regards,
Mr.Bernard Leon.

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