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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.
  • bulliontrustinc@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "BULLION TRUST INCORPORATION" <bulliontrustinc@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bulliontrustinc2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 20:33:51 -0700
Subject: GOLD BUSINESS ETC

BULLION TRUST INCORPORATION
Head Office; 15 Rue Klikame
Lome-Republic of Togo
EMAIL; bulliontrustinc@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,
We have gotten your name and address through the internet as gold
brokers/dealer and we are therefore contacting with the intention of
entering into an everlasting partnership in both gold dust and non hallmark
bars including diamond. We have offices branches in Angola, Gabon, Ghana
and other West African countries.

In introducing ourselves more, we are gold well/mines owners who hand
over their gold to us for sales as they have no direct link with
international gold buyers. We supply the below gold dust;

A .Quantity: 500kg monthly with rolls and ext.
B .Quality:96.95% Fineness or Better.
C. Shipping Procedures; We ship 500kg monthly to any interested partner
in his appointed refinery for the partner to refine and sell the gold
under 50/50% commission profit after all expenses are balanced. Before
the shipment we will enter into a written agreement attached with our
both international passport.
D.Price:US$5,000.00/Kg for dust and US$6,500.00 for non hallmark.
E.Payment:By T/T after final Assay Report and sales by our partner.

We are waiting for your reply.
Best regards,
Nattapak Savirasarid

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