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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: "Mark Anderson" <mandson333@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mandson12@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:42:17 +0100
Subject: Re:Investment Capital.
Re:Investment Capital.
I am representing a client that has investment interest in your country. My
client is a top government official in West Africa that has about
US$18,000,000.00 (Eighteen Million United States Dollars) ready for
investment.
I have received directive to seek for a reliable partner in your country
that will be worthy and willing to go into partnership with my client in the
investment of this fund, You are to recommend viable areas of the economy to
be invested in. You should among other things provide logistics proving that
the area suggested will make for a wise investment.
Fund will be released to you for investment if my client is satisfied with
your suggestions after normal signing of contract and partnership agreement
to protect all interests in the project.Please note that fund owner desires
absolute confidentiality and professionalism in handling this project. I
expect prompt response to the above E-mail or to my alternative E-maill
Address at markanderson200@hotmail.com
Yours sincerely,
Barr. Mark Anderson.
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