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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• 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.
  • ram_sam@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Ram Sam <ram_sam123@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 15:56:30 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR PARTNERSHIP


I NEED YOUR PARTNERSHIP
KWAMES FAMILY,

I AM MISS RITA KWAME, THE FIRST DAUGHTER OF THE LATE KING OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS OF ASHANTI KINGDOM, KING JOSEPH KOFI KWAME THE 11 OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA.

I AM HEREBY MANDATED TO TAKE CARE OF MY LATE FATHERS PROPERTIES AS THE SENIOR DAUGHTER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY, DURING MY FATHERS REGIME AS A KING OF OUR LAND HE ACHIEVE A LOT OF MINERAL RESOURCES WHICH USED TO BE THE HOMAGE PAID TO HIM BY THE MINNING COMPANIES OPERATING IN HIS TRADITIONAL KINGDOM.

MY FATHER IS DEAD NOW AND BY VIRTUE OF RIGHT AS THE ELDEST DAUGHTER I DECIDE TO LOOK FOR A TRUSTWORTHY FORIEGN BASE PARTNER TO ASSIST ME CARRY THIS GOLD OUTSIDE AFRICA FOR AN ONWARD INVESTMENT,

THE QUANTITY THAT MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED DOWN FOR THE FAMILY IS 300KG AND IT QUALITY IS 22 CARAT PURE ALLUVIRAL GOLD DUST, THE PRICE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THE GLOBAL MARKET PRICE.

WE NEED YOUR ASISTANCE EITHER TO BUY IT FROM US OR TO FIND A BUYER FOR US,

THERE WILL BE A PERCENTAGE FOR U IF YOU ARE A BROKER AND IF U ARE A STRAIGHT BUYER THEN WE WILL GIVE YOU 10% DISCOUNT.

PAYMENT WILL BE COMMENCE AT BUYERS DESTINATION.

BEST REGARDS

RITA KWAME.

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ram_sam@hotmail.com


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