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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Andrew Clarke" <andrew_clarke@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: andrew_clarke@myway.com
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 02:49:46 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT
Dear Sir/Ma,
UPON THE INSTRUCTIONS
Based on the instructions of Her Majesty Queen of England, who directed most fund of money or assets of those that died in the last London Bomb blastshould be realized to their families.
I am writing to you for a next of kin beneficiary of our customer who died in the bomb blast as well, he is Mr.Giles Hart beneficiary of A/C Number 00414610410 coded Account amount to £3.5 million.Inform us if you are related to this client, to enable us arrange and bring the money to you in your country.
With Regards. Your responds:-Inform us your Mobile Tel,Faxnumber,Office Tel, for easy reach.On behalf of our Bank and the Government of Great
Britain,We are so sorry for the lost of your relation.Confirm the Receipts of this message by reply mail.
ANDREW CLARKE
FOREIGN TRANSACTION MANAGER
MAQUINZ BANK LONDON.
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