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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.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "mary alin" <alinm.m@lycos.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mary_alin@walla.com
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:04:33 +0000
Subject:
DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST
ASSIT ME WITH YOUR HAERT PLEASE
PLEASE REPLY ME IN THIS PRAVITE EMAIL
ADDRESS (mary_alin@walla.com )
I guess the receiving of this mail will
not be a surprise to you. i am mrs alin
from liberia the wife of Late Dr Kevin
Alain a registered gold and diamond
minners.But was assasinated during the
charles taylor crises in the country i
managed to escape for my life to Abidjan
with my son Williams, before his death he
told me that he deposited the Sum of
5.5 million united states Dollars in a
trunk box in the security company here in
Abidjan, where I am residing with my Son
Williams and the money was deposited as
family valuables,with the name of my Son
william and i we like you to send your
pravite pohne and fax to enble us to call
you immediately and give more information
about the transaction.
Thank you once more for offering me your most
needed assistance. I assure you that this is
just the beginning of a long lasting business
relationship between you and my family.as the
beneficiary of the trunk box please dear I will
like you to help us retreive this consingment
from the security company.for investments have
gree to offer you 20% of the total money 5% for
any expenses that may arise please as soon as
you receive this proposal. please try and get me
back immidately.
PLEASE REPLY ME IN THIS PRAVITE EMAIL ADDRESS
(mary_alin@walla.com)
Thanks and blessed
MISS MARY ALIN.
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