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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.
  • md.extrim_gold@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: EXTRIM GOLD GOLD <extrim_gold03@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: extrim_gold03@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:02:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: GOLD BUSINESS


EXTRIM GOLD
Ashaka Royal Castle, Accra, Ghana
E-mail:md.extrim_gold@yahoo.com
Ref: EG/GH/021/09-06
Attention: M/D CHAIR PLACE

Dear Sir,

Extrim Gold is a unification body of all eligible empowered local miners in the Western and Northern Ghana and the Royal families. We have eliminated all rigid and bottleneck surrounding quantity sell of gold and diamond. The miners’ welfare is continuously being alleviated in this program as we are ensuring proper management and distribution of their entire productions.

Presently, we have gold (AU GOLD) for out-right sell that been tested by SGS International Inspection Agents, SGS test report will be made available to you immediately you indicated interest. Our terms for purchase of gold and diamond are flexible and we welcome bank guarantee and letter of credit.

For the purpose of clarity, here are the compositions:
PRODUCT: GOLD(AU) DUST
QUALITY: 22KARAT
QUANTITY: 420KGS
PRICE: $13,500 PER KILOGRAM FOB GHANA

Our quantity production fluctuates hence we depend solely on manual production process. Extrim Gold requests you to indicate your interest to collaborate with us as partners to establish these mining sites for the maximum production.

We anticipate your immediate response and we employ you to highlight on anything that seems unclear to you by fax or email above.

Yours respectfully,
mr kofi momo
Administrative Director



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