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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: CHARLES <charlbrown1000@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: char_59_brown@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 20:07:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: nnpc
$B?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9$r$*CN$i$;$7$^$9?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9!'(B charlbrown1000@yahoo.co.jp
THIS MIGHT COME TO YOU AS A STRANGE, BUT BASED ON MERIT I AM THE OPERATION DIRECTOR NATIONAL CRUDE OIL THE CRUX OF THIS LETTER IS THAT I HAVE OVER INVOICED TO THE TURN OF ($20M. THIS FUND IS IN ABROAD TO AVOID ANY BANK TRANSACTION TRACES
- CHARLES
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