As an example of what you could be dealing with, here are some Gold scammers that have been identified:
Theophilus Wlah Johnson (Sierra Leone)
Alvin Msoffe (Tanzania)
Taofeek Oluwashola Kazeem Ajisafe & Mark Adijum Latif under arrest in Ghana
Frank Okatta , scamming from Uganda
Anolue Kenneth, currently in Cotonou, Benin
Amoussou Fabrice (Benin)
Donoumassou Stephane (Benin)
Eric Dangbé & Léger Zinsou (Benin)
Mohammad Dubadain Dukuray (Sierra Leone)
Kennedy Nhliziyo (Tanzania)
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This is a fake cameroon ministry of mines website spoofing http://www.minmidt.cm/. Details of the fraudulent domain are below:
Cameroon Ministry of Mines & Technological Development
Boite postale 2411, 5th floor Bastos ,Yaoundé Cameroon
Tel: +237668892637
info@minmiddt.cm
www.minmiddt.cm
http://minmiddt.cm/
77.72.0.102
% Information related to '77.72.0.0 - 77.72.1.255'
% Abuse contact for '77.72.0.0 - 77.72.1.255' is 'noc@krystal.co.uk'
inetnum: 77.72.0.0 - 77.72.1.255
netname: KRYSTAL
descr: Krystal Hosting
country: GB
admin-c: KNOC3-RIPE
tech-c: KNOC3-RIPE
status: ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by: KRYSTAL-MNT
created: 2007-03-16T13:09:35Z
last-modified: 2014-06-11T20:51:33Z
source: RIPE
role: Krystal NOC
address: Alta Vista, Hr Warberry Rd, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1SD
e-mail: noc@krystal.co.uk
admin-c: KRYS1-RIPE
admin-c: KRYS2-RIPE
tech-c: KRYS1-RIPE
tech-c: KRYS2-RIPE
mnt-by: KRYSTAL-MNT
nic-hdl: KNOC3-RIPE
created: 2007-03-12T18:06:09Z
last-modified: 2007-03-12T18:13:45Z
source: RIPE
% Information related to '77.72.0.0/21AS12488'
route: 77.72.0.0/21
descr: Krystal Hosting Ltd
origin: AS12488
mnt-by: KRYSTAL-MNT
created: 2008-10-20T17:32:02Z
last-modified: 2014-06-11T20:50:33Z
source: RIPE
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