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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • mark_toure11@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "marktoure7 Gazeta.pl" <marktoure7@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 06:56:52 +0200
Subject: USED RAILS (R50-R65) FOR SALE


*USED RAILS (R50-R65) FOR SALE*
Our company is the direct selling mandates to Ghana Railway Corporation and
have in stock up to 3, 6OO, OOO Million Metric Tons of Used Rails (R50-R65)
for clearance sale, at very reasonable prices.

The available rails are located in different Rail Yards in the country.This
clearance sale is necessitated by the impending privatization of the
Corporation and the need to decongest our rail yards in preparation for the
privatization.



Prices are negotiable on FOB, CNF and CIF basis. Site inspection, physical
verification and confirmation of product quality and quantity are allowed
before signing of contract. Offers are invited from serious end buyers or
Agents that has access to serious potential end users/buyers.

sincerely,

MR.mark toure.
WISVIC CONSTRUCTION WORKS LIMITED.

P.O.box ct 137 Nima Accra Ghana.

+233 273280716 or +226 78322765
Email:- mark_toure11@yahoo.fr

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