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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: "tony enugu" <tony_enugu1@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:37:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: TO CONTACT MY SECRETERY
DEAREST FRIEND,
=20
I AM BARRISTER OFOR BALAANJI AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT=20=
MY SUCCESS IN GETTINGTHAT FUND TRANSFERED.
NOW I WANT YOU TO CONTACT=20
MY SECRETERY ON THE INFORMATION BELOW AND RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION OF=20=
$1.5MILLION US DOLLARS FROM HIM:
NAME....: Mr. Ignatius Okeke.
EMAIL: (ig_okeke_2004@yahoo.fr )
SEND HIM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO PROVE YOURSELF TO HIM:=20
YOUR FULL NAME;...............................
YOUR ADDRESS:.................................
YOUR COUNTRY:.................................=20
YOUR AGE:.........................................
YOUR OCCUPATION:.................................=20
YOUR PHONE NUMBER:.............................
YOUR ID OR A COPY OF PICTURE...................
NOTE THAT IF YOU DID NOT SEND HIM THE ABOVE INFORMATION COMPLETE, HE=20=
WILL NOT RELEASE THE CHEQUE TO YOU BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE SURE THAT IT=20=
IS YOU.ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL SUM OF$1.5MILLION US DOLLARS=20
CASHIER'S CHEQUE, WHICH I KEPT FOR YOU.
NOTE ALSO THAT I WILL NOT BE REACHED BY EMAIL OR PHONE FOR NOW=20
BECAUSE I AM CORRENTLY AWAY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE WITH MY SHARE AND I=20=
WILL BE BUSY TILL ABOUT SIX MONTHS TIME OR A YEAR.=20
NAME: Mr. Ignatius Okeke
EMAIL: (ig_okeke_2004@yahoo.fr )
REGARDS,
Dr Tony Enugu.
La carrera hacia la Casa Blanca, a un click de distancia http://www.sta=
rmedia.com/noticias/especiales/gobiernousa.html
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