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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: "WILLIAM COLGATE II" <williamcolgate@gigainfo.org>
Reply-To: william.colgate_11@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:36:23 +0000
Subject: LIFE OPPORTUNITY!
Hello,
I'm William Colgate II, an Executive Member of the Audit andCompensation Committee of ExxonMobil in London (http://www.exxonmobil.co.uk). I have a sensitive and private brief fromthe Senior Executives of this top oil company in need of yourpartnership to re-profile funds amounting to US$12.2M (Twelve MillionTwo Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). I
will let you have the details but in summary, the fund shall bepaid to you through our operating bank where it is presently depositedas soon as the legalization and documentation process is concluded inyour name.
This is a legitimate transaction without government interferenceand you shall be compensated with 20% of the total sum, should you andyour company agree to work with us. If you are interested, please replyfor further details.
Warm Regards,
William Colgate II
+44 703 192 8802
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