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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: "mary adams" <maryadams_8@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:22:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP
FROM MISS MARY ADAMS
IVORY COAST WEST AFRICA=20
DEAREST ONE
I AM MISS MARY ADAMS FROM IVORY COAST AND I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I=
NEED YOUR HELP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SUM OF MONEY THAT MY DEAD FATHER=
LEFT FOR ME BEFORE HE DIED.THIS MONEY IS USD 7.8 MILLION AMERICAN DOLL=
ARS AND THE MONEY IS IN A PRIVATE BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN.=20
=20
MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA FARMER AND HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSIN=
ESS COLLEAGUES AND NOW I WANT YOU TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND APPOINTED =
BENEFICIARY AND RECEIVE THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I AM ONLY 21 YE=
ARS AND WITHOUT MOTHER OR FATHER.=20
=20
PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL mary_adams11002@yahoo.ca =
SO THAT I WILL TELL YOU ALL THE INFORMATION SO THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE =
TRANSFERRED TO YOU SO THAT YOU WILL GET ME PAPERS TO TRAVEL TO YOUR COU=
NTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION THERE.
WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
FROM MISS MARY ADAMS
La temporada de huracanes y el terremoto de Peru, a un click http://www=
starmedia.com/noticias/especiales/desastresnaturales.html
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