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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: frank powell <ffrankppowell157@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frankpowell2013@yahoo.dk>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:34:02 +0100
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION MONEY.
DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU DOING?.I DIDN'T FORGOT YOUR PAST EFFORT BY TRYING TO HELP ME, NOW I WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE SUCCEEDED IN GETTING THOSE FUNDS TRANSFERRED UNDER THE COOPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER FROM HOLLAND.
THEREFORE,YOU SHOULD CONTACT MY SECRETARY BECAUSE I LEFT INSTRUCTION WITH HIM ON YOUR BEHALF AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO SEND THE TOTAL SUM OF $500,000.00 FOR YOUR COMPENSATION MONEY.
HIS NAME IS MR COLLINS MARK,EMAIL:ccollinsmmark16@yahoo.com,
NB: NOTE: BELLOW IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS YOU WILL SEND TO MY SECRETARY.(1) YOUR FULL NAMES(2) YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS(3) YOUR PHONE NUMBER.
THIS MOMENT,I'M VERY BUSY HERE IN SOUTH KOREA ON INVESTMENT PROJECTS, WHICH THE NEW PARTNER AND I ARE HAVING AT HAND.
REGARDS,MR FRANK POWELL.
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