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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: "Dr.Mohamad Diah" <dr.mohdiah9@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dr.mohdiah@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:53:20 +0200
Subject: Greating From Dr. Diah
MY DEAR FRIEND,
I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU
DO NOT KNOW ME .I AM DR.MOHAMAD DIAH, I WORK IN THE
EQUITY FINANCE BANK OF SENEGAL (EFBS), PACKAGING AND COURIER
DEPARTMENT.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR A HONEST PERSON
THROUGH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE EQUITY FINANCE BANK
WHO SAID THAT I CAN CONFIDE IN YOU .I WANT YOU TO HELP
ME CLEAR THIS PACKAGE THAT IS ALREADY IN OVERSEAS
WHICH I SHIPPED THROUGH OUR (EFBS), ACCREDITED COURIER
AGENT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE IS
$10,500,000.00 ALL IN $100.00 BILLS, BUT THE COURIER
COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY THAT I HAVE IN
THE PACKAGE.
NOTE BELOW.
THIS ARE THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS I NEED FROM YOU.
NAME..........................................................
OCCUPATION AND YOUR POSITION..................................
AGE:..........................................................
STATUS:.......................................................
STATE/COUNTRY.................................................
TELE/FAX NUMBER...............................................
AND I HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY , YOU WILL HAVE
30% AND 70% WILL BE FOR ME.
OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET
BACK TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE KEYS TO THE BOXES
AND THE DOCUMENT THAT COVER THE FUND TO YOU.
IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL AND FEEL THAT YOU
WILL ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER, SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS
ON HOW TO GET THE CONSIGNMENT OF MONEY DELIEVER TO
YOUR ADDRESS AND YOUR SINCERITY TOWARDS THIS MATTER.
YOU CAN REACH ME THROUGH MY PRAVENT E-MAIL
dr.mohamaddiah@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:dr.mohamaddiah@yahoo.co.uk> FOR MORE DETAILS.
WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.MOHAMAD DIAH.
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