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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.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "lavinia charmottes" <laviniacharmottes@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:53:24 +0100 (CET)
Subject: SOONEST
FROM MISS LAVINIA CHARMOTTES IVORY COAST WEST AFRICA=20
DEAREST=20
I AM MISS LAVINIA CHARMOTTES FROM IVORY COAST AND I AM CONTACTING YO=
U 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 DOLLARS 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 20 YE=
ARS AND WITHOUT MOTHER OR FATHER.=20
=20
PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY SO THAT I WILL TELL YOU ALL THE INFORM=
ATION SO THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU SO THAT YOU WILL GE=
T ME PAPERS TO TRAVEL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION THERE.
WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
FROM MISS LAVINIA CHARMOTTES
Las m=E1s bellas del planeta, en Miss Mundo 2007 http://www.starmedia.c=
om/entretenimiento/especiales/misses.html
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