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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: douglas weah <douglas_weah07@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:51:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Important
Dear Amarjit,
How are you?Get back to me as soon as possible,i found out that there is a way that the funds could be sent in cash to UK without your coming to Dakar.
I will be waiting to hear from you,
Douglas Weah
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