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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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  • sotecisarl@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: S A <sotecexport95@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <sotecexportmetal@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:41:24 +0100
Subject: GOLD FOR SALE




Dear Sir,I am a native of the village in north Benin (Perma), in Republic of the Benin. I you contact in the name of my elder of the community of the village which comprises mainly small local minors.We represent them to seek intending purchasers for the major part of gold extracted locally in community.We also work with Burkinabes and Ghanaian gold washers to find foreign purchasers to them. At present we are in employment relationship with Burkinabes which lay out an important stock.We make to you a general offer of this stock currently available to Benin whose characteristics are the following:* Product: METAL AU* Origin: BURKINA FASO* Quantity: 350 KGS* Quality: 22 Carats ++* Rate of purity: 93%* Rate of impurity: 7%* Price FOB per kilo: EURO 8,000.00NB: We ask you to seek us gold purchasers in your country if you are not interested to buy our product for a reward of commission on each sold kilo.I also hope to have your news soonest possible for more details and conditions of sale.Thank you for your co-operation envisaged,Yours sincerely,Mr. SOLEFO / Managing directorE-mail: sotecisarl@yahoo.fr
REPUBLIC OF THE BENIN
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Cher Monsieur,Je suis un indigène du village au nord Bénin (Perma), en République du Bénin. Je vous contact au nom de mes aînés de la communauté du village qui comporte principalement des petits mineurs locaux.Nous les représentons pour rechercher des acheteurs éventuels pour la majeure partie d'or extraite localement dans de la communauté.Nous travaillons également avec des orpailleurs burkinabès et ghanéens à leur trouver des acheteurs étrangers. Présentement nous sommes en relation de travail avec des burkinabès qui disposent un stock important.
Nous vous faisons une offre générale du ce stock disponible actuellement au Bénin dont les caractéristiques sont les suivants :
* Produit : OR EN POUDRE* Origine : BURKINA FASO* Quantité : 350 KGS* Qualité : 22 Carats ++* Taux de pureté : 93 %* Taux d'impureté : 7%* Prix FOB par kilo : EURO 8,000.00
NB : Nous vous demandons de nous chercher des acheteurs d'or dans votre pays si vous n'êtes pas intéressés à acheter notre produit pour une recompense de commission sur chaque kilo vendu.
J'espères également avoir de vos nouvelles le plus bientôt possible pour plus de détails et conditions de vente.
Merci de votre coopération prévue,
Bien à vous,Mr SOLEDO / Directeur GénéralE-mail : sotecisarl@yahoo.frREPUBLIQUE DU BENIN

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