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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: "Patrick Otta" <patrickotta@lawyer.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:11:14 -0500
Subject: YOUR CONSIGNMENT
ATTN MR BELIAL ABLO
MY NAME IS PATRICK OTTA A LAWYER HERE IN LONDON AND I HAVE MY BRANCHES OFFICE IN NIGERIA , I WAS INFORMED BY PATNER WHAT YOU ARE DOING WITH BARR,PETER NORTON AND I FELT PITY ON THE WHOLE SITUATION BECAUSE HE IS NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING SUCH TRANSACTION AND I AM SORRY THAT YOU HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY IN GETTING THE TRANSACTION DONE BUT UPTILL NOW THERE IS NO GOOD RESULT
I WILL LIKE YOU TO DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND STOP DEALING WITH HIM AND LOOKING FOR ANOTHER LAWYER WHO CAN TELL YOU THE TRUTH OF THE TRANSACTION WHAT YOU CAN SPEND AND GET GOOD RESULT
AWAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU ON THE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL
REGARDS
BARR, PATRICK OTTA
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