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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: john1frank@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:33:45 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20MY=20SECRETARY=20?=
Dear Friend,
I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting
that fund Transfer,I want you to contact my secretary on the
information below.
NAME;(nonso afiocha)
Get in
touch with him on how to send you the total sum of
(800,000.00) Eight
hundred thousand dollars, which I kept for
your compensation.
Contact him on this email:( nonso_afiocha @yahoo.fr
)
Regards,
john1frank
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