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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: "JULIUS" <obuoriver2001@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: julius_olembe@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:35:52 +0100
Subject: GOLD TRANSACTION.
Dear Sir/Madam,
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
We are LOCAL GOLD mining group that looking for reliable buyer and dealers who we can trust, a reliable one who we will entrust our goods in his hand, we also can produce more than 5kg in two week by man-power.
The reliable person can contact by above email.
JULIUS KOFFI
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