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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: mbryant01@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:04:55 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOUR=20COMPENSATION=20OF=20=24500=2E000=2E00USD?=
Dear Friend,
I Am Happy To Inform You About My Success In Getting The Fund Transferred
To A Swiss Account With The Co-Operation Of A New Partner From Paraguay,
Who Is An International Businessman. Infact I Must Frankly State Without
Missing Words That I Was Blessed To Have Met With A Man Of Very Unquestionable
Capability To Deliver.
Presently, I am In Paraguay Embarking On An Investment Project With My Own
Share Of The Total Sum. Meanwhile I Could Not Have Forgotten Your Past Effort
And Attempt To Assist Me In Transferring This Fund, Despite The Fact That
It Did Not Get To The Desired Conclusion. But, That I Think, Was The Source
Of My Inspiration To This Point.So Just As My Highly Respectable Late father
Would Always Say To Me "One Good Turn Deserves Another" For This Reason,
I Do Wish To Give To You The Total Sum Of $500.000.00 ( Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ) Please do contact My Secretary with your Full names,present location/residence
and phone number.
Her Contact Is:
Name: Rev.sis.Rebecca williams
E-Mail: rebecca.williams@secretary.net
Ask Her To Give You The Total Sum Of $500.000.00 Which I Kept as a Compensation
For All Your Past Effort. So, Feel Free To Get In touch And Arrange With
Her On How You Will Come And Collect The Draft Since I Have Forwarded Instruction
To Her On Your Behalf To Give you The Draft Without Any Delay.
Finally, Please Do Let Me Know Immediately You Receive The Money, So That
We Can Both Share In The Joy Of This Fulfillment, I Am Very Busy Here, Because
Of The Project, Which My Partner And I Are Handling At The Moment.
With Best regards.
Mark bryant
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