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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: Martin Benjamin <martbejamin@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:42:13 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT
Dear Sigwald Schust,
Thank you for your superlative response.You are advise to pay the Lawyer the sum of 1500GBpounds
so that he will arrenge those document without further any delay.
Use this name and send the western union.
Name Albert Kelbon Kalunga, London UK
I am waiting to from your
Good lock to us.
Martin Benjamin
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