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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: LIM WONG <limwongb@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:06:58 +0100
Subject: Re: INFORMATION(PLEASE KINDLY GO THROUGH)
Dear Friend,
My name is LIM WONG, I work in a bank Here In HONG KONG as one of the
directors, I need your assistance in moving the sum of TWENTY TWO MILLION
US DOLLARS {US$22,000,000.00} into your country.
Funds are ready in account manage by me, On our agreement I will make you
next of kin beneficiary of funds and Transfer The Funds to you, Or Send it
to you through Diplomatic Logistics Service.(DLS) This is 100% free risk.
Kindly reply via below email address for further instruction on how to
proceed.
Email: lim-wong@excite.com.
Regards,
Lim Wong
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