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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: "Johnson Kalute" <johnsonkalute1@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: johnsonkalute2@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:38:23 +0000
Subject: Gold dust and diamond.
Dear,
Please bear with me for sending this letter to you surprisingly. My name is Mr Johnson Tijan kalute, a young man originally from Serria leonian in west Africa.
My sole purpose of contacting you is for you to assist me in selling in your country or elsewhere of my rough (uncutted) diamonds which weighs 14,220 carats,from (3-45 carats),(3kg gross)on the scale,("H"VS-1quality), all rough.
The diamonds was deposited by my late father in a holding firm and it is waiting for my order to be transfered as I am the "NEXT OF KIN" to the deposit as it is indicated in all the depositional documents.I am presently living in Dakar senegal.Contact me through this mail above or the altanative email johnsonkalute2@yahoo.fr <mailto:johnsonkalute2@yahoo.fr>
Wish to hear from you soon.
Bye and God bless.
Yours truly
Johnson Tijan Kalute.
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