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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.
  • simonquarshie@myway.com
  • nom.nom@laposte.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "quarshie.simon" <quarshie.simon@laposte.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:32:30 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GOLD OFFER


Dear Sir,
 
I am a spokesman of Akwatia Community in Eastern Region  of Ghana, the largest gold producing area of Ghana in West Africa.
 
As earlier discussed, we have after a long court case won our right over a Gold Concession and have been in a small-scale mining business for the past nine months.  We presently have a quantity of 150kgs of Alluvial Gold Dust of 23+ Carats purity and selling at a very reasonable price.
 
We need a direct buyer abroad who can buy the commodity and possibly go into partnership agreement with us, as to front us and also acquire the necessary modern mining equipments to improve our mining capacity and skills.  
 
You will be needed to come to Ghana and visit and inspect our mining site for appropriate measures to be put in place while we make shipment preparation for the 150kgs on ground.  Two delegates (an associate and I ) will be going back with you along with the commodity so that you can pay us after assay report and smelting over there.
 
Please  write me urgently if you are eligible and interested.

Please reply back with this address+ simonquarshie@myway.com
 
Yours truly,
 
Mr. Simon Quarshie


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