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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.

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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mohoriwalltd@lycos.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mohoriwal2000@terra.es" <mohoriwal2000@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:59:18 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: GET BACK TO ME


WEST COAST MINING COMPANY
Plot 19,WEST LEGION ACCRA GHANA
TEL 00233246505580.
AUGUST 21ST 2002

Attn,

I am writing to you at this time to advertise the availability of our main product, alluvial gold in bulk quantities. As we represent a large number of local artisan miners, we are prepared to provide quantities of up to 400 kilograms of 22.karat alluvial gold monthly.

Following is information concerning our product:
Quantity: 400 kilograms available monthly
Quality: 22. karat alluvial Au
Origin: Ghana, West Africa
Price: $16,500 per kilogram

Assay reports provided by SGS Laboratories, Accra,
we can provide service to any part of the world.

We are prepared to offer the quantity of gold required to the Buyer [or their representative] upon their arrival here in Accra. After the Buyer has confirmed the quantity and the quality of the gold with their refinery, and is satisfied, only then will we accept payment, by bank transfer, from the Buyer to us. Further, we currently seek outside-based serious investors on a partnership basis in order to increase our production capacity. If you are interested in this proposal, or have any further questions, kindly contact me at the numbers listed above or our alternative email mohoriwalltd@lycos.com,Looking forward to doing business with you.

I also want you to personally come to our mining company and see what we have on the ground for now and for future you will find it very interesting to invest in our mining cooperation and we beleive you will also supply us some machineries that we lack by doing all this you have already inherited our mining company get back to me asap and send me your number

Yours truly,

Mike Owusu

Head Of Family.





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