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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: Johnson Mike <johnsonmike_1@easymail.hu>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:25:52 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT
Dear Friend,
I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft but i did not heard from you since that time then I deposited it in cash with Fedex Express Company here in Benin Republic , because I travel to Iraq to see my boss and i will not come back till next month end. You have to contact the Fedex Express Company to know when they will deliver your package .I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.
The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee which is $110.00 Us Dollars to received your package.Do not delay to contact Mr. Ralph Okuego, Director of Fedex Express Company through this E-mail;(fedexexpresscompanyplc@yahoo.fr) contact him as soon as possible to avoid increase the security keeping fee,
Give them your address to deliver your $1.5.000.00 USD bank draft but you have to reconfirm your informations to avoid wrong delivering Now fill this form and make sure that you do not make any mistake by filling the form ok.
First name.......................................
Last name.......................................
Telphone number..............................
House address ................................
city.........................................................
Your ID Card.............................
Country.............................................
Company registration ....No EG58956.
Code number .............. 0140481
Keep me update soon as you recieved your Package.
Thanks and remain bless.
Mr. JOHNSON MIKE
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