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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: ozarkmountain4x4@mchsi.com (James Weldon)
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:14:43 +0000
Subject: Re: Partnership Business Concept
James Weldon,
17 Cecil Court,(Off Charing Cross Rd.) LONDON, WC2N 4EZ
United Kingdom
I am contacting you as recommended by Jean-Bertrand Aristide former Haiti
President who was forced into exile.He directed me to contact you and seek
your assistance to help him manage a portfolio USD $45,000,000.00
(Forty-Five Million Dollars)and he want you to received this funds on his
behalf and put it into a partnership investments which will be constituted
between you and him. Details will follow when I hear from you.
Yours Truly
James Weldon
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