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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.
  • diamondhouse2@yahoo.com
  • gold_diamond_house@freeghana.com

Fraud email example:

From: Angela Tucker <diamond_goldhome2@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 07:22:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Gold and Diamond Market Needed


FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION.

FROM: Mrs. Lucy Aku Davies & Family.

We the Davies family hereby forward to you and your organization a full corporate offer for the sales of raw alluvial concentrate gold dust. Metal Gold Dust OF the following quantities/quality:-

1. Product: AU Metal (Gold)/gold nuggets
2. Origin: Ghana West Africa
3. Type: Alluvial dust gold weighing 5%
4. Purity: 22.5 Carat or 97%
5. Quantity: 150kg(dust)

Please we also have some quantity of DIAMOND for sale as well.
We urgently seek for your urgent marketing and Joint Partnership business promise to run this deal with you, base in the degree of sincerity and trust found in you. If we receive your reply, MRS. LUCY AKU DAVIES will feed you with the relevant information in this gold business, being the eldest of the Family. May you give use your prompt response as to the above quotation for the first available shipment. Please reply me through the family email account: diamondhouse2@yahoo.com OR Gold_diamond_house@freeghana.com

Looking forward to hear from you soonest.

Thanks

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Lucy AKU Davies.

Note: we also have Diamond 5000carats in stocks. Which there sizes are as follows:
34 carats
18carats diamond
27and half’s carats diamonds
25carats in one stone
32carats diamond in one stone
Pure white color FL1, vv2 Diamond which is 100% diamond and originated from Ghana/South Africa, Sierra-Leone.

Your quick reply will be highly appreciated.

Regard,

Mrs. Lucy A. Davies


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