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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: smith tina <tinasmith_4real@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:37:32 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Urgent
Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME,
Good day to you over there and I am in receipt of your mail and the contents were read and noted.
As you can see in my mail that I am a woman from Liberia have been leaving in Nigeria since the adoption of my boss former president to Charles Taylor who is now facing war crime charges in the Nederland Holland,
So I would like you to furnish me with your full contact details and your photo passport as regards to my meeting you or my lawyer hear who is assisting me will need to speak to you as well I shall be waiting for your urgent reply as I am looking forward to meet you in London.
I am still in Africa Nigeria ok, so I must be honest with you I can not go back to my country right now as you might have aware of my fellow woman as my country current president, by name Allen Johnson Sir leaf.
I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
My Best Regards,
Tina Smith
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