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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: "ANENE MUKOLU" <email1@mrsjoyce2.com>
Reply-To: dranenemukolu@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:19:00 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,
Dear Friend,
I am DR.ANENE MUKOLU,chairman contract award committee for the
petroleum special trust fund.I know that these letters will come to you as a
surprise since we have not met in person.please bear with me. we are in
search for a reliable and honest partner abroad that we can entrust
with the sum of US$12.5 million.So furnish me with the following
particulars for me to perfect the remittance of this fund to your possession.
1,YOUR FULL NAMES.
2,YOUR COMPANY NAME (IF ANY)
3,YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
4,YOUR PRIVATE PHONE, CELL/FAX NUMBERS.
5,YOUR AGE
6, YOUR OCCUPATION.
PLEASE, REACH ME WITH YOUR INFORMATION IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,GOD BLISS
YOU.
ANENE MUKOLU
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