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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: frank bruno <frank_bru@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:09:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Your email
Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME,
Thank you for your response and your interest and willingness to do this business with me.this business is very legal,risk free and safe and must be treated with utmost confidentiality.
Your cooperation,assistance,honesty of purpose and trust is all that is needed to see this business to a sucessful end and you must be ready to comply and respond speedily to our mails at any given time because time is not our friend.
For the commencement i want you to email to me YOU FULL NAME
CONTACT ADDRESS
AND YOU PHONE#
So that all the necessary papers that will position you as the beneficary next of kin will be obtain and send to you for the approvals of the willed fund to you okay.
Please your response to this mail will be highly appreciated.
Yours faithfully.
Operation Manager
ORIENT BANK PLC
Frank Bruno.
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