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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:
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr Scott Miller" <pin_scott27@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrscott_miller@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:30:04 +0200
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL
Attn:
Greetings. I am Mr. Scott Miller, one of the chief executive and I work in
the International operation department in a Bank here in UK. My purpose of
contacting you is that I am looking for a Reliable partner in a foreign
country to replace as the next of kin to a dormant account that have not
been operated for years in my bank with a total sum of £26 ,000,000. 00
million pounds and on further discreet investigation I also discovered that
the account holder has long since passed away (dead) and leaving no
beneficiary to the account.I contacted you because you are a foreigner and I
will provide to you the necessary claim documents the bank will require from
you in other to claim this fund.
Iwill inform you on what to do if you are going to assure me that you will
not betray me and my family with this fund in your possession so as to
enable me to start the paper work immediately without further delay.
Keep this business withing your self for security and safe reasons.Thanks as
I'm in nticipation of your favourable response.
Have a pleasant day.
Sincerely,
Mr Scott Miller
E-mail: ac_info@excite.com
Phone: +447024099220
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