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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: "MR Mark Johnson" <moneyruns@favourwise.net>
Reply-To: mrmarkjohnson2007@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:53:51 +0000
Subject: I NED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE
FROM.MR MARK JOHNSON
Plot 1 ken Ave
Victoria Garden City
Lagos.
ATTN:
This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I am a banker by profession from WEMA BANK PLC. LAGOS NIGERIA.and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank.I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds (US$10.5m dollars (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THASAND US DOLLARS) of one of my bank clients who died along with his entire family on 31 july 2000 in a plane crash.You can confirm the genuiness of the deceased deathby clicking on this web site ,
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)
Hence,i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 50/40 while 10% will be mapped out for expenses.If you agree to my business proposal.further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return
mail. (FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).
1) Your Full Name.............
2) Your Age...................
3) Marital Status.............
4) Your Cell Phone Number.....
5) Your Fax Number............
6) Your Country...............
7) Your Occupation............
8) Sex........................
9) Your Religion..............
10) Your Private E-mail Adress........
11)Internation Passrort or ID CARD.........
Please contact me with this Email address.
(mrmarkjohnson2007@gmail.com)for us to proceed.
have a great day.
MR MARK JOHNSON
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