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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: barrister mark james <barrister_mark_james@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:02:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CALL ME
DEAR SIR,
YOUR MAIL HAS BEEN RECEIVED AS I WOULD WISH TO IMMEDIATELY CLARIFY YOU THAT WHAT YOU RECEIVED IS NO SPAM MAIL RATHER A FACT OF REALITY.
BASED ON THE ABOVE SUBJECT MATTER,YOU ARE TO REACH ME IMMEDIATELY VIA MY DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER 00-44-7040117467 TO DISCUSS YOUR PAYMENT CLARIFICATION PROCEEDINGS.
TREAT AS VERY URGENT.
I WAIT TO GET YOUR SWIFT CALL.
BARRISTER MARK JAMES
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