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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.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: chike paul <chikepaul70@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:33:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONTACT MR. ANTHONY PHILIPS RIGHT NOW.
HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY? HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,I AM
USING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR
BUSINESSHAS BEEN CONCLUDED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER PARTNER FROM CHILE WHO FINANCED THE TRANSACTION TO A LOGICAL CONCLUSION. DUE TOYOUR EFFORT,SINCERITY,COURAGE AND TRUST WORTHINESS YOU SHOWED DURING THECOURSE OF THE TRANSACTION.IHAVE LEFT A CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL BANK CHEQUE FOR YOU WORTH OF $550.000.000.00CASHABLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
CONTACT: MR ANTHONY PHILIPS.
COTONOU,BENIN REPUBLIC.
HIS EMAIL ADDRESS: anp_p03@yahoo.com.my
THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD SEND HIM:
1.YOUR FULL NAME.
2.TELEPHONE NUMBER.
3.YOURCORRECT MAILING ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT HIM TO SEND THE
CHEQUE TO YOU.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
MR.PAUL C.
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