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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: fredrick andy <andrew_fredrick2006@yahoo.dk>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:19:36 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: reminder
Waiting anxiously to hear from you today with the details to us move forward.
Dear VICTIMNAME,
Thanks for your mail and sorry about your previous experience. you won`t get burnt this time and you can trust me.
1.Full names and contact address
2.Tel/fax numbers and
3.Date of birth.
Based on this, i will inform you of the modalities and the way forward.
Thanks for writing.
Your Sincerely,
Andrew Fredrick.
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