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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.
  • paul_raymondprivateb1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: paul raymond <paulraymondv2@msn.com>
Reply-To: <paul_raymondprivateb1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 09:26:45 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir,



Dear Sir,

Our Ref:

I am Paul Raymond, a special consulting attaché to the Hon. Minister Of Transport, Republic Of South Africa, I have been given the mandate by the said Honorable Minister to secure a reliable experienced business entity in overseas through whom we can use his company to move out of the country the bellow described goods urgently.
The Product is Used Train Rail Scraps with the Specification of R50 & R 65 as conformed to the ISRI Codes.

The Origin is South Africa .
Packing arrangements: Cut to sizes for containerizing exporting allowance.
Quantity: 120, 000 MT (One hundred and Twenty Thousand Metric Tons)
Shipment : 30,000 MT (Thirty Thousand Metric Tons per Shipment.)
Contract Period: Four Months.
Price: USD$235 per Metric Ton.
Payment Terms: Payment to be done 21 days after when goods has been delivered, discharged at your chosen port of discharge.
Delivery Terms: FOB/Spot Lift.
Inspections: By Buyer and at the port of loading by SGS for clear and clean of the quantity of the goods loaded on board vessel.
Chemical Composition: International Standards as follows:

R50 - 51.67 kg/m GOST 7173-75
C : 0.67 -- 0.8%
Mn : 0.75 -- 1.05%
Si : 0.13 -- 0.28%
P : max. 0.035%
S : max. 0.045%
Ar : max. 0.15%
R65 - 64.72 kg/m GOST 8165-75
C: 0.6 -- 0.082%
n: 0.75 -- 1.05%
Si: 0.13 - 0.28%
P: max. 0.035%
S: max. 0.045%
Ar: max. 0.15
The scrap rail consists out of the used rails scraps from the South African Railway Commuters Corporation. All materials are totally free from any types of radiation; bombs, arms and ammunition, and explosive in any form either used or otherwise.
confirm your interest and reply backimmediately EMAIL paul_raymondprivateb1@yahoo.com

Paul Raymond

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