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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: "DAVID BEN" <billmail@purcell.biz>
Reply-To: miss_sandranettgoo007@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:19:51 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARE
DEAREST FRIEND,
I AM DAVID BEN AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING
THAT FUND TRANSFERRED. I AM IN BRAZIL NOW WITH MY GOOD FRIEND THAT HELP
ME FOR THE TRANSACTION.NOW I WANT YOU TO CONTACT MY SECRETARY ON THE INFORMATION
BELOW AND RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION OF 1.5 MILLION US DOLLARS $1.500.000
FROM HER. BECAUSE I DID NOT FORGET THE HELP YOU RENDERED TO ME IN THE PAST.
NAME....: Miss Sandra Nettgoo
EMAIL: (miss_sandranettgoo007@yahoo.fr )
SEND HER THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO PROVE YOURSELF TO HER THAT YOU ARE
THE RAL PERSON.
YOUR FULL NAME;...............................
YOUR ADDRESS:.................................
YOUR COUNTRY:.................................
YOUR AGE:.........................................
YOUR OCCUPATION:.................................
YOUR PHONE NUMBER:.............................
NOTE THAT IF YOU DID NOT SEND HER THE ABOVE INFORMATION COMPLETE, SHE WILL
NOT RELEASE THE INTERNATIONAL CERTIFY BANK DRAFT TO YOU BECAUSE SHE HAS
TO BE SURE THAT YOU ARE THE REAL PERSON. ASK HER TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL
SUM OF 1.5 MILLION US DOLLARS BANK DRAFT WHICH I KEPT FOR YOU.
NOTE ALSO THAT I WILL NOT BE REACHED BY EMAIL OR PHONE FOR NOW BECAUSE I
AM CURRENTLY OUT OF TOWN FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE WITH MY SHARE AND I WILL
BE BUSY TILL ABOUT SIX MONTHS TIME OR A YEAR.
NAME Miss Sandra Nettgoo
EMAIL (miss_sandranettgoo007@yahoo.fr )
REGARDS
DAVID BEN
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