419 scam: GOLD FOR SALE <naco_tureh201@yahoo.co.jp> 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: GOLD FOR SALE <naco_tureh201@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: GOLD FOR SALE <westafricagold1950@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 22:02:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: LOOKING FOR GOLD BUYER

LOOKING FOR GOLD BUYER

We are a trading company based in Cote d'Ivoire and whose main activity is the Import-Export, International Wholesalers, Sales and General Trade.
We operate primarily in the sale of ores such as:
- Gold (Au) and raw ingot,
- Copper (Cu),
- The Scrap HMS 1 & 2 (80:20)
We have our ROYAL metal gold mining company partner based in Man in the west of Ivory coast which has 100 kg gold bar

COMMODITY SPECIFICATIONS: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

1: COMMODITY: AU- DORE BAR
2: FORM: DORY BARS
3: PURITY: 92% OR BETTER
4: FINENESS: 22+CARAT
5: ORIGIN: COTE Dâ€™IVOIRE
6: PRICE: USD$30,000 /KGS LESS $2000 IN THE $30 000 PER/KG 50/50 SPLIT. Â BUYER SIDE / SELLER SIDE
7: QUANTITY: 100 KGS / SPOT / FOB COTE Dâ€™IVOIRE
8: PRESENT LOCATION: MG SECURITY COMPANY IN MAN COTE Dâ€™IVOIRE
IF AFTER ASSAY THE PURITY COMES OUT LESS THAN 92% THEN THE PRICE WILL BE REDUCED BY US$1,000-00 PER KG FOR EVERY 0.01% REDUCTION IN THE PURITY LEVELÂ
Regards,

Mr Abdul Mustapha

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