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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Abele Hereward" <abelehereward@tiscali.cz> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abelehereward@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:05:51 +0100
Subject: Re: Shipment Notification

Dear Sir


we are looking for Serious buyers, Business Partner or agents
who we can be buy AU GOLD-DUST to market for us.

We are willing to work with you if you are interested in doing business
with us base on contract agreement.

We are looking for serious and reliable partners or agents to help
us get nto the international market.

Agent will have to help us look for serious buyers who are willing to come
to Ghana to buy Au from us, $150 per kilo will be given as a commission to

brokers who helps us find buyer or the GOLD we be shipped to the agent
after he has fully register with us then we can make the shipment to the
agent to process the deal.

We have-

PRODUCT: GOLDDUST OR BULLION.
ORIGIN: GHANA WEST AFRICA.
BAR WEIGHT: 12.5KG (ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST)
PURITY: 99.95% OR BETTER.
QUANTITY: 85KG. GHANA WEST AFRICA
A KILO OF GOLD: $11,500

Agent can also stand as a middleman for both parties on this transaction:
so as to make transactions quick and faster.

We always like to meet our business partner's in-person face-to-face,
so we can discuss, share better ways on how we can make our services better

fast and reliable

We would like you to forward your full contact for better communication.
We are looking forward in reading from you.

Hope in getting in good relationship with you. Services to all...


Sincerely Yours.
Abele Hereward.
Consultant Management

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