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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.Angus Mbeki. <angusmbeki76@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: henryja001@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:58:37 -0700
Subject: THIS IS FOR YOUR COMPENSATION PLZ GET BACK TO ME
Dear friend.
Due to my tight schedules I could not contact you earlier before now. I am =
very happy to inform you about my success in getting that money under the =
cooperation of a new partner from Asia. Presently I'm in China,with the new =
partner for some projects and some research in Poultary farms here with my =
share. Meanwhile,I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me =
in that process despite the facts that it failed us at that time along the =
line,Now contact my lawyer in Cotonou,Benin Republic,his name is =
Barrister.Henry Jalingo henryja001@yahoo.com and ask him to send you the =
total sum of (usd850.000.00) in International cashier's Cheque which i kept =
for your "COMPENSATION" for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in =
that matter then. I appreciated all your efforts at that time very much.So =
feel free and get in touch with him and discuss with him the best way for you =
to get it.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it. At the moment,I am very =
busy here because of the projects which my new partner and I are having at =
hand. Finally, remember that i have left instructions on your behalf, so feel =
free to reach him immediately.
Please extend my greetings to your family and once am less free and after my =
medical check up i will try to visit your family.
Yours faithfully.
Dr.Angus Mbeki.
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