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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447094622194 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mrs.puja@yahoo.co.in

Fraud email example:

From: william david <verhabpharmacetical@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:17:55 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION. DETAILS


Goodday Mr Ms Kirsch,



Thank you very much for your response. i m very honest lady.every thing depend on you.

Also because of the high demand of the product by pharmacetical companies the

middle men in the business try to enpersonate as pharmcetical company,in order to

purchase and resupply.Below are details of transcation and contacts.



Managing Director of Neo pharmacetical company.

Tele no +447094622194

Name;Mark Johnson.



The company's precument and logistic manager's contact.

Tele no;+447031906498.

Name;Mr. Smith Eric.



The contact of the supplier in india .

Noval Ayouverdic herbal marketers

Name; Mrs Pooja.

Tele no;+919899193096.

Email : mrs.puja@yahoo.co.in


The company have to send the procument and

logistic manager Mr. Smith Eric to you in india with the sample of the monoherbal root.,the profit in the transcation is the difference between the purchase and the suppling price.

and the cash for purchase since is only (5kilogram) five kilogram for

a start.



It could come in a different name but it has to be the same product.

Since you are in indial, please try to assertain from the supplier the

avaliability of the product and quantity also. Based on your conclusion

with the supplier the company now deals with you directly.



Bye for now as i await your reply.

THANK YOU,
MRS CYINTHIA..




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