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"Proposal for Gold Sales" scam

Filed in: Spam.

I'm not even sure I know quite what this one is proposing...

GROUP VILLAGE ORGANIZATION Of EXTRACTION Of GOLD MOROVIA LIBERIA
WEST/AFRICA.

Mister/Madam,

PROPOSAL FOR GOLD SALES In our search for reliable associates in addition to-me, we obtained your contact by the Internet and we are impressed of your profile from there our interest in the management of the businesses with you. We are very sorry as this letter can surprise you. We are minors of group of village organized in gold based in the west africa in Republic of LIBERIA .

I'm shocked. What sort of people use minors to mine gold. Only adults should be miners!

Because of the difficulties of the government of liberia give a licence to the protocols in transactions of sale of gold and for the safety of our goods, we have successfully transferred (65kilos) from gold to the metal which is (purity of 99 % of 22 carats), being stored in the Agency Company for Safety Extracting in Ouagadougou in the Republic of Burkina Faso the West/Africa. Currently we seek the honourable foreign purchasers who will be able to accept and respect the agreement of trade and to treat the business with us. the case so more necessary.

Ummmmm... Tilt. There's a French version of the email included as well, and I suspect that the English version is simply the French version run through an autotranslator (the "minor" goof is present in both language versions). This portion of the email appears to suggest they couldn't get a mining licence and want to sell their gold under the table.

However our price is (6.500 $ per kilo) and the system of operation is after the analysis; the pleasant part of the quantité is paid to us here while one of our representatives will accompany the goods with his final destination for the balance payment or if possible with satisfaction, the quantité can be paid suddenly. The customer will be responsible for all the tax payments in Burkina - Faso in % well pleasant during the payment. The customer is welcome visit us in Burkina - Faso for the full insurance and the modus of operation. We will be happy to have joined and any of your favorable interested associate. You are welcome and hoping to receive news of you at his possible time more the first.

Translation: You give us $6,500 per kilogram of gold, we run away very fast with your money before you realise there is no one coming to give you the gold.

BEST REGARDS
MR.AMOS ZONGO VILLAGE LEADER

And oddly I got another email from Amos Zongo about an hour ago, now claiming to be auditor general of the Bank of Africa and wanting to offload 16 million dollars. Gets around, does Mr Zongo. Interestingly the second scam email was addressed from "OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO" - the Bozeman, Montana of Mr Zongo's scam emails, evidently.

Posted January 25, 2006 8:28 PM

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Ah, Amos Zongo. I've lost track of much spam I've received from a guy who seems to get around.

Posted by: jamie | February 18, 2006 9:59 AM

I just received bullshit from that kid, we should arrest him, he ask for our bank code. hes a sucker!

Posted by: bloodrose | May 11, 2006 12:54 PM

Just recieved an email myself.
A chap who died with all his next of kin in a plane crash at C d G airport in France:
FROM THE DESK OF AMOS ZONGO
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO

I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BURKINA FASO. I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS THROUGH INTERNET NET WORK SEARCH WHEN SEARCHING FOR A GOOD AND RELIABLE PERSON THAT WILL ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSACTION. IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF 22.85M US DOLLARS (TWENTY TWO MILLLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS)IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ON 25TH JULY 2001 IN SUPER SONIC CONCORDE PLANE CRASH AT CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT IN PARIS FRANCE ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY. SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE LEARNT THAT ALL HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION DIED ALONGSIDE WITH HIM AT THE PLANE CRASH LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU
AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND I DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL. THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAMED AFTER FOUR YEAR, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND. THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER, IN RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND 70% WOULD BE FOR ME. THEREFORE TO ENABLE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOU AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RELATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED. UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM OF FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.
YOUR'S FAITHFULLY
MR. AMOS ZONGO.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO

Any opinion?

Posted by: Van Whistler | May 29, 2006 3:44 AM

If these are all emails from the same scammer, he's sure not doing a lot to hide the fact.

Interestingly in that email he says the crash occurred in July 2001, and says the money will revert to the bank if unclaimed after four years, which would mean he's a year too late asking for help. :P

Posted by: Alden Bates | May 29, 2006 8:48 AM

hey, does anyone know (more than I do) who this guy is? I mean, I am from Romania, and I just got the email with the plane crash(mentioned above by bloodrose) in 25th July 2001 from a guy in Africa, who sent many emails with different ideas and is generous enough to give us millions of dolars. Yeah, very nice of him. But why didn't he sent it just to me, as I expected, from the way he wrote in the letter? And another thing... NO concorde crash occured in 25th July 2001... It was, as I searched on the internet, in 2000... so my shock is about over now... this is a bunch of crap, right?

Posted by: david | June 25, 2006 2:39 AM

Yep, it's a bunch of crap. Their sole aim is to get as much money out of you as they can and then "disappear" with it. Unfortunately this does work when they manage to find someone willing enough and greedy enough to "help" them.

Posted by: Alden Bates | June 25, 2006 11:58 AM

How long they will continue to eat the money of innocents.
They should be arrested and punished.
All the banks around world should be informed about these problems. Many people are not aware. Thank a lot.

Posted by: HOSSEN MOHAMED | March 14, 2007 9:12 PM

Someone has just contacted me from Africa, so as to help him to have a huge sum from the bank where he is the manager. His proposal is 5% for expenses, 35% for me and the rest 65% for him. He will be sending me all the vital informations in the next hours. I will let you know what informations he will send. Beware of these kind of people. Don't loose your money in vain please.

Posted by: RAZAA -E-MUSTAFA | March 14, 2007 9:22 PM

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