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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • fin@freeghana.com
  • josephebe233@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.JOSEPH EBENEZER" <josephebe233@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tonyowilly@zwallet.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:32:58 -0800
Subject: LET US HELP YOU BETTER

>From Mr. TONY WILLIAMS
Marketing and Financial, Export and Import Consultant.
Room 33 2nd Floor Tesano Road Accra-Ghana
Tele: + 233 294 587 984> Fax: + 233 294 587 985
E-mail: mark-fin@freeghana.com

Dear Sir / Madam,

RE: Co-operation and Contract No.2005/2010

We are authorized Marketing and Financial, Export and Import
Consultant.
Our companies is located here in Ghana, our most important is to link
any
interest consumers and those who needs loans to improve there
investment.
Please find below what we do.

1, we link you to Gold and Diamond miners and sellers
2, we link you to financial loans to enables you have better
investments
3, we link you to farmers that produced all kinds of froths
4, we link you to all kinds of products just name it

It's our joy to have you as our partner in doing business with our
Financial or Producers. Our commission of 0.1 % comes after your
successful
ends of transaction with any of our Financial or Producers. Please can
you
empower us to look for buyers of yours products?

Please note: we are to link and to make sure that you are well
protected
in doing business with our sectors. Your happens is our profitable
goals.
Please use the email:josephebe233@yahoo.com upon your reply.
Mr.TONY WILLIAMS
Managing Director

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