419 scam: "admin@dealer.com"<admin@dealer.com> GOLD BARS BUSINESS

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "admin@dealer.com" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kwame_ato1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 07:14:21 -0000
Subject: GOLD BARS BUSINESS

I am writing to you for your urgent assistance.

I have 300kgs of Gold Bars deposited in a company by my late Father
who have worked for Gold in many years ago and he passes away 6
months.

My late Father deposited this Gold to be exported to his foreign
partner in Dubai but after the death of my Father, I have tried many
times to reach my late Father foreign partner on email and phone but
unfortunately i cannot reach him.

My mother and I, as the only Son has decided to sale this Gold to
enable me pay my school fees, am just 18 years old...

We are not paying any fees to export company for safe keeping; we only
pay cost of export to your country which is very less.

With this Gold we can make total 9 million us dollars or more, if you
sale $30,000 00 a kilo and your own share will be $5000 in each kilo
this is for your assistance.

We will send it little by little to you, like 25kgs or 30kgs first delivery.
Send me your details to enable us forward your details to the exporter
for export process to your country, all the necessary export documents
that cover the Gold will be provide to you.

After you sale the first delivery to you, all you need do is take off
your share and wire the remaining to us.
We will pay you commission of each kilo $5000
The Origin of the Gold is Ghana West Africa...
Thanks.
I wait your urgent Answer.
Sincerely
Kwame Otu
from Ghana

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