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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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Fraud email example:
From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Festus=20Barry?= <festusbarry2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: festusbrry2000@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:01:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject:
J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : festusbarry2@yahoo.fr
- My name is Mr. Festus Barry, the Chief Executive of Personal Financial Services of the Standard Bank of Ivory Coast, I am 39 years old and am studing mass comminication,and in Second year.I am like any person who can be caring,loving and home oriented despite the fact that I am from a well known family............I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming, if you can be able to help me in this transaction.
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