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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: "Linda Dickson" <lindadickson@yahoo.co.nz> (may be fake)
Reply-To: linda2dickson@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 13:46:59 +0100
Subject: Yours Linda Dickson,
Hello my Dear,
I come to you with due respect and equally with heartful of tears and
since we have not known or met ourselves previously. Please, i mean no
harm to you only that i am in a desperate situation and need urgent
help. After going through this mail,it will be your decision,whether to
help me or to leave me to my faith, but whatever you decide, bear in
mind,i am in trouble and need your help I am asking for your assistance
after I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you. I will be so
glad if you can allow and lead me to the right channel towards your
assistance to my situation.I will make my proposal well known if I am given
the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce
myself to you. Anyway, i am Linda Dickson 23years old girl,the only
daughter of .Dr patrick Dickson My father is now late,he died during the last
crisis in my country (Liberia) West Africa. He was one of the high
officers in the leadership of formal president Charles Taylor who is !
now in exile after many innocent souls were killed ,My father was
unlucky to be among those that were killed by the rebel. The main reason
why I am contacting you now is to seek for your assistance in the area of
my future investment and also for a help hand over of some huge amount
of money in my possession. This money (5.8 millon Dollars) was
deposited some years ago by my father, he made me the sole beneficiary. Please,
I am now asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim,to stand
as my partner oversea and in time of the investment as well.As I have
mention earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be well known
to you if you give me the opportunity to do so. Pls attach your direct
contact information as you reply to me. via my e-mail address
Yours Linda Dickson
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