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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.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Arnold Sankara" <arnoldsankara@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:20:47 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GET BACK TO ME..
MY DEAR,
THIS MAIL MIGHT COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AND THE TEMPTATION TO IGNORE IT AS UNSERIOUS COULD COME INTO YOUR MIND BUT PLEASE CONSIDER IT A DIVINE WISH AND ACCEPT IT WITH A DEEP SENSE OF HUMILITY.I AM MR.ARNOLD SANKARA, THE MANAGER INCHARGE OF TELEX/COMPUTING DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA ANNEX OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO IN WEST AFRICA, WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARDS, I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION.
DURING OUR INVESTIGATION AND AUDITING IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A VERY HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER MR.RAYMOND BECK WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH ALONG WITH HIS WIFE IN EGYPT AIR FLIGHT EK990, FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH AND THE PERSON PLEASE VIEW THIS WEB:(HTTP://NEWS.BBC.CO.UK/1/HI/WORLD/AMERICAS/502503.STM)
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