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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "MRS KAREN NORMAN." <karen2007@sino.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: karen2001@sino.net
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 01:50:57 +0100
Subject: FROM: MRS KAREN NORMAN.(UK)
DEAR SIR,
I AM MRS KAREN NORMAN.THE CHIEF CORPORATE INVESTMENT BANKER OF A BANK IN UK.I MUST SOLICIT YOUR
CONFIDENCE IN WHAT AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE AS BEING HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
AND URGENT.
I AM LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
A LEADING BUSINESS MAN AND STATEMAN OF A FAR EASTERN COUNTRY UNTIL HIS DEATH RECENTLY,
BANKED AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE OF US$8M (EIGHTMILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN A FIXED
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT, WHICH THE BANK UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS TO BE CLAIMED BY ANY AVAILABLE
FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELY BE GIVEN TO A NOMINATED CHARITY
IN UNITED KINGDOM.
SIR,I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU IN REGARDS TO THIS FUNDS.
THANKS,
BEST REGARDS,
MRS KAREN NORMAN.
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