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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: "MR JABEZ JOSEPH." <jabex221@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: jabez1@myway.com
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:54:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEASE THIS IS VERY URGENT. REPLY QUICK.
$B?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9$r$*CN$i$;$7$^$9?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9!'(B jabex221@yahoo.co.jp
WITH ALL DUR RESPECT TO YOU, I AM MR JABEZ JOSEPH,
WORKING WITH THE INT DIPLOMATIC SERVICE IN BENIN REPUBLIC. I HAVE AN URGENT
TRANSACTION FOR YOU, PLEASE DO GET BACK TO ME, I WILL GIVE FULL DETAILS OK.
LOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
JOSEPH.
- MR JABEZ JOSEPH.
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