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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: marcel oba406 <marcel_oba406@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <uche_chima30@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:26:23 +0100
Subject: Now contact my secretary
Dear Friend, I didnot forgot your past effort and attemps to assist me, now I'm happy to inform you that i have suceeded in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from japan. Now Contact my secretary ask him forUSD($1.500.000 DOLLARS)for your compensation his,name is: Uche Chima, E-mail:(uche_chima30@yahoo.fr) Please send to him your personal Contact 1,Full name.......... 2,Delivery address........ 3,phone number............ 4. Age:.................... Please Contact him Immediately you Recieve this mail. Yours Faithfully Barr Marcel ObaPlease Contact my Secratery for your Compensation $1.500.000
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