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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: "DALLAS AND ASSOCIATES CLAIM AGENT" <bencopson@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:44:27 +0100
Subject: RE: INHERITANCE
ATTN: SIR,
I HAVE RECIEVED YOUR MAIL AND I AM REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU AND ALSO I
AM REALLY SORRY FOR THE LATE RESPONSE TO YOUR MAIL IT WAS ALL DUE TO SOME
OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENTS, SO DO BEAR WITH ME.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGIT AND I AM
NOT GOING TO BE A PARTY TO SOMETHING THAT WILL BRING STAIN TO MY DIGNITY OK.
I WILL WANT YOU TO GET BACK TO ME SO AS TO MAKE US START WORKING TOGETHER TO
ENSURE THE FUNDS ARE RELEASED TO YOU ON THE NEXT 2(TWO) WEEKS OK.
REGARDS,
>From: "Madras House" <
>To: INHERITANCE <zolars_chambers_esq@yahoo.fr>
>Subject: INHERITANCE
>Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:45:05 +0900
>
>IS THIS TRANSACTION COMPLETELY LEGAL? PLEASE ADVISE.
>
>
>VICTIM-FULLNAME
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