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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: John Joy <john5joy@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: john1joy@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 10:25:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM JOHN JOY
FROM :JOHN JOY
ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIER
NOTE:PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME WITH THIS MY DIRECT
EMAILjohn1joy@yahoo.com
DEAR
I AM JOHN JOY THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND MRS. EMMANUE,
JOHN. I CONTACTED YOU AFTER GOING THROUGH YOUR PROFILE.
PLEASE AND PLEASE DO NOT BE EMBARASED,I AM SEEKING
YOUR ATTENTION TO HELP ME TRANSFER THE SUM OF ($10.5 MILLION DOLLARS) IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND TO HELP ME INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY.PLEASE IT IS MORE THAN URGENT,
MOREOVER, DEAR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT
AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.
THANKS,
JOHN JOY
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