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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: info.office2008@freenet.de
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:30:42 +0100
Subject: We are engaging your services
Dear Friend,
I am the chairman of the contract award committee of the
Natural resources ministry here in BENIN REPUBLIC , and I represent a
group that is interested in engaging your services as Manager for
investment purpose, of a large volume of funds from over-invoiced
contracts already executed and paid for.
If this proposal is acceptable
to you, please get back to me through my email
[bonieric45@yahoo.cn]
Sincerely Yours
Engr.Boni Eric
Unbegrenzter
Speicher, Top-Spamschutz, 120 SMS und eigene E-MailDomain
inkl.
http://office.freenet.de/dienste/emailoffice/produktuebersicht/power/mail/index.html
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