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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: jimpeters8@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:49:21 +0100
Subject: FROM: MR.JIM PETER
FROM: MR.JIM PETER======================
Hello My
Friend,
Compliments of the season,thank you for your help
I am very
happy to inform you about my success in getting that funds
Now,
I want
you to contact my secretary on the information below Now contact my
secretary Mr.bowell in person
his
EMAIL:Address(secretarybowell@yahoo.fr)
Ask him to send you the sum
of ($1,500,000.00 )U.S.D in A CASHIER\'S
CHEQUE,
which I kept for your
compensation. CONTACT him immediately.
reconfirm your mailing address
to avoid any mistake,and once
he confirmed your mailing information so
that he will being going to
the courier company to deliver your
cheque.
the neeeded informations is as detailed
bellow:
NAME:..............................AGE......................................
ADDRESS:.........................OCCUPATION:............................
PHONE:.............................COUNTRY:...............................
COMPANY:........................AMOUNT..................................
Regards
JIM
PETER
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