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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: "kate henshaw" <k_h1590@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:40:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM KATE
DEAREST ONE.
I AM MISS KATE HENSHAW, FROM IVORY COAST AND I AM CONTACTING YOU BECA=
USE I NEED YOUR HELP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SUM OF MONEY THAT MY DEAD F=
ATHER LEFT FOR ME BEFORE HE DIED.THIS MONEY IS USD 10 MILLION AMERICAN =
DOLLARS AND THE MONEY IS IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN AS A FA=
MILY VALUABLE ITMES IT IS ONLY YOU AND I THAT KNOWS THE REAL CONTENTS A=
S MONEY.
MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA FARMER AND HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BROTH=
ER AND NOW I WANT YOU TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND APPOINTED BENEFICIARY =
AND RECEIVE THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I AM ONLY 21 YEARS AND WITH=
OUT MOTHER OR FATHER.=20
PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL SO THAT I WILL TELL YOU=20=
ALL THE INFORMATION SO THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFARE TO YOU SO THAT=
YOU WILL GET ME PAPERS TO TRAVEL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCAT=
ION THERE.
I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAI=
L ADDRESS FOR MORE INFORMATIONS AND MY SECURITY
THANKS. (ka_he1111@yahoo.fr)
Miss kate henshaw.
Las m=E1s bellas del planeta, en Miss Mundo 2007 http://www.starmedia.c=
om/entretenimiento/especiales/misses.html
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