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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: "cw h" <cwh24122004@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:33:14 +0000
Subject: CAN YOU BE MY PARTNER
HELLO,
PLEASE BEAR WITH ME FOR NOW AND DO NOT ASK MY NAME. WHAT I HAVE MAY BE
OF INTEREST TO YOU. IT IS A BUSINESS PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL
TO YOU AND I.
I LIVE IN SHANGHAI,CHINA BUT I AM KOREAN. I AM 49 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE
BEEN WORKING IN A BANK IN CHINA FOR THE PAST 19 YEARS WHERE I AM
PRESENTLY AN ACCOUNTS MANAGER. I WILL GIVE YOU MY FULL DETAILS ON YOUR REPLY
TO THIS LETTER. MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO SOLICIT YOUR
CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE BASED ON ONE OF THE ACCOUNTS UNDER MY MANAGEMENT
CONTAINING $12MILLION (TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS) WHICH HAS REMAINED DORMANT
FOR THE LAST THIRTEEN YEARS. THIS ACCOUNT WAS OWNED BY THE LATE MRS.
JASMINE JUANITA CASTELLA AND FOLLOWING MY INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT
THAT SHE DIED ON MAY 1992 VIA A CAR CRASH IN THE BAHAMAS AND SHE HAD NO
CHILDREN OR LEFT ANY NEXT OF KIN FOR THE VERY ACCOUNT CONTAINING THE
FUNDS.
I WILL INFORM YOU MORE ON HOW WE CAN GET THE MONEY IN HER ACCOUNT
TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IF YOU AGREE TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME ON THIS ON
YOUR REPLY TO THIS MAIL.
I WILL ALSO GIVE YOU MORE PERSONAL DETAILS OF ME AND THE TRANSACTION ON
YOUR REPLY.
PLEASE TREAT THIS AS CONFIDENTIAL,URGENT AND OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE.
EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
YOURS SINCERELY.
CWH.
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