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Fraud email example:

From: poco adams <pocoadams@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 09:46:53 +0000
Subject: WE PRESENT TO YOU OUR OFFER




ATTN,
WE THE MINNERS REPRESENTATIVE IN GHANA, HAVE TAKEN DELIVERY OF 800 KGS OF GOLD DUST WHICH IS PRESENTLY IN OUR POSSESION IN GHANA RIGHT NOW, WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SERIOUS BUYER WHO WILL BE READY TO ENTER INTO A LONG TERM VENTURE AGREEMENT WITH US.
INTRODUCTION OF OFFER:
WE PRESENT TO YOU OUR OFFER AS FOLLOWS:
COMMODITY: -------- ALUVIAL GOLD DUST QUANTITY: ------------ 800KGS QUALITY: -------------- 22 KARAT PLUS (92.5) PURITY PRICE: ------------------- NEGOCIABLE
TO SHOW YOU HOW WILLING AND SERIOUS WE'RE TO MAKE SURE WE BRING THIS BUSINESS TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSSION. OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS IS STATED BELOW:
1. BUYER MUST BE PRESENT TO CONDUCT HIS OWN TEST AND BE SATISFIED BEFORE SHIPMENT.
2. BUYER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHIPMENT COSTS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT TAXES.
3. GOODS MUST BE ACOMPANIED BY OUR AGENT TO BUYERS REFINERY AND AFTER THE FINAL REFINERY BUYER PAYS IN FULL INTO OUR ACCOUNT IN TWO BANKING DAYS.
4. PLEASE BE ADVISED BECAUSE OF TOO MANY INTERNET FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES, BUYER IS NOT EXPECTED TO COME WITH CASH, ALL MONETARY TRANSACTION SHOULD BE DONE THROUGH OUR BANK AND BUYER'S BANK.
FIND TIME TO DILUTE THE ABOVE CONDITIONS AND IF IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU THEN WE CAN PROCEED.
THANKS IN ANTICIPATION.
SINCERELY,
MR.POCO ADAMS
Director of Operations,Golden Lemon Interbiz Ltd
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GOLDEN LEMON INTERBIZ LTD, started 5 years ago, our intention of setting up this company is for exporting of cocoa beans, shea-butter, timber, palm oil etc.But as we advance, we got into partnership with a group of people (small scale miners) i.e. non-mechanized miners, They produce the gold then, we/my company do the marketing for them since my company is a registered commercial exporter, we also export Cocoa beans, timber, shea-butter, palm oil etc along with the gold from Ghana to international markets,Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need some information’s or I will suggest that you pay us some days visit for detailed discussions
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