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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: "Bishop Andrew Wright." <bishopandrew123@gawab.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:31:05 +0000
Subject: From Bishop Andrew Wright
Greetings in the name of the Lord,
I am Bishop Andrew Wright. Before I contacted you, I fasted and prayed over it.
It was through God guidance I was able to contact you.
Right now as I am writing to you I am in hiding because of the past leaders in my country
hunting for my life. They pushed away through me $50m (Fifty million United States Dollars)
cash which I kept in a bank in Italy.
What I want you to do is securing this fund and distribute it to charity because as I
man of God I should not have involved myself in this type of mess. I am doing this so
that I can once again find favor in the sight of God because I have really sinned against him.
I should have not been involved in stealing from the treasury of my country.
As soon as I receive your favorable reply, I would then direct you to a consultant who would
assist you with the security code that I am going to give you. Please do furnish me with your
telephone numbers so that I can be able to talk to you and give you more details.
I am waiting for your urgent response.
Finally the success of this project depends to a great extent youre keeping it secret between you
and I and your confidentiality in this transaction.
Please reply me to my private email address biandrew329@hotmail.com
God bless you.
Bishop Andrew Wright.
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