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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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Fraud email example:
From: John Goodluck <johngoodluck5768_luck@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: johngoodluck_1@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:39:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED
$B?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9$r$*CN$i$;$7$^$9?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9!'(B johngoodluck5768_luck@yahoo.co.jp
Dear friend.
I amjohn Goodluck,I want a sincere Good Business Relationship with you. I want you to assume the beneficiary role of my late father 's Foreign Business Partner to claim his funds in a Bank. More information will be forwared to as i hear from you.
John Goodluck
- John Goodluck
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