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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: paul ofori <paul2ofori@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:44:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Your email
Dear VICTIMNAME,
I am very glad to hear from you and also sorry for my late reply,I regret to hear such a news from you upon losing such an amount of money.I know you will still be in a dilemma and have second thoughts but to prove my innocence and establish a mutual relationship with you,I will be very grateful if you can come down here to Ghana and see everything for yourself.
Hoping to hear fro you soon
Paul Ofori
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