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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 Ward <johnarodin2020@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <johnard_101@yahoo.de>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:13:27 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED
From:Dr.John Ward
Manchester M27 5FX,
United Kingdom.
Dear Sir / Ma,
This
is to inform you that your funds of Nine Million United States Dollars
(US$9,000,000.00) have been approved for immediate delivery to you.
For
the purpose of clarification, you are advised to reconfirm your Full
Names, Direct Telephone Numbers, Physical Address with Zip Code so that
there will be no error during the delivery of the funds to you in your
country of residence.
Your quick response will be highly appreciated.
Sincerely
yours,
Dr.John Ward
Operational Manager,
Armor Diplomatic and Finance Company,
United Kingdom
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