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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: richard atwater <rich12_awter@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: rich_awater@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:51:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM:AT.RICHARD.
DEAR FRIEND, I AM MR RICHARD ATWATER BY NAME, A U.S OFFICER HERE IN IRAQ. I SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO EVACUATE THE SUM OF US$7.5M WE DISCOVERED IN A BUNKER NEAR SADAAM'S OLD PALACE GET BACK TO ME FOR FULL DETAILS.
REGARDS.
OFFICER .RICHARD.A.
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