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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: johnben@freenet.de
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:39:03 +0100
Subject: Contact my secretary for your compensation
Dear Friend,
It is my pleasure to let you know about my success in
getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner
from Greece. I didn\'t forget your past efforts to assist me in
transferring those funds.
Now contact my secretary in Cotonou Benin de
Republic:
NAME:Hillary Odinaka
EMAIL: hillaryodinaka222@yahoo.it
LEGAL
PRACTITIONER &
PUBLIC NOTARY REPRESENTATIVE,
SUITE 105 MDOMI
PLAZA,
LOM-NAVA,AKPAKPA COTONOU BENIN DE REPUBLIC.
Ask him to send you
the total $1.5million certified bank draft which I raise for your
compensation .So feel free and get in touched with her and give her
your address where to send you your bank draft.
HERE IS THE
INFORMATIONS,YOU WILL GIVE HIM TO ENABLE HIM TO SEND YOU
YOUR BANK
DRAFT:
1.YOUR FULL NAME.................
2.YOUR HOME OR OFFICE ADDRESS
WHERE YOU WANT TO RECEIVE YOUR BANK
DRAFT....................
3.YOUR
PHONE NUMBER......................................
Again, Let me know
immediately you receive it for us to share the joy.
I\'m very busy
here with my investment projects which I am having at hand.Finally, I
left instruction to the secretary on your behalf, so feel free to get in
touch with him.
Best regards,
Kenneth Okwudili
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