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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: Doris Michael <dorismichael@msn.com>
Reply-To: <dorismichael1@hookup.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:53:00 +0000
Subject: RE: EMAIL
DEAR FRIEND,
THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL ,I AM ASSURE YOU THAT THIS IS NEVER A SPAM MAIL . PLEASE FOR QUICK PROCESSING OF THIS TRANSACTION , PLEASE KINDLY SEND ME ALL YOUR NECESSARY INFORMATION SUCH AS: FAX NUMBER , TELEPHONE NUMBER ,AND YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS.WHILE HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
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