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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.
  • infogoldmacofficegh@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Goldmac Investment Ltd <drjohnkojo7@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: infogoldmacofficegh@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:27:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SUPPLY INVITATION



Attention Sir/Madam,
=A0
The Government of Ghana, in West Africa, has received funds from the INTERN=
ATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION(IDA) with loan number :IDA CREDIT=A0 NO:396=
4 GH,and AGENCE FRANCAISE DE EVELOPMENT(AFD),AFD LOAN NO:CGH=A0 6004.01.G, =
towards the cost of community based rural development projects (CBRDP) and =
intends to apply part of this fund to cover eligible payments under the con=
tracts for the supply of the following items.
=A0
1. Fertilisers.
2. Medical equipments.
3. Agro chemicals.
4. Condoms.
5. Knapsack sprayers.
6. Treated mosquito nets.
7. Round neck t-shrits.
8. Computers=20
9. Building Material
10.Laboratory Equipment
11. Water Treatment Chemicals

Tender is open to all eligible foreign contractors from eligible source=A0c=
ountries as defined in the guidelines of the procurement Board of the=A0Rep=
ublic of Ghana. If you can handle=A0the supply of any of the above=A0items,=
get back to me for more details. I am a commission agent.
=A0
Thanks.
=A0
Mr. John Kojo

Goldmac Investment Ltd
Plot 112 Airport Road=20
Accra-Ghana P.O. Box 587
Telephone: +233 2451 95360
E-Mail: infogoldmacofficegh@yahoo.com=0A=0A=0A

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