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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: johnmark4@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:57:05 +0100
Subject: DEAREST FRIEND
DEAREST FRIEND
I AM VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT
MY SUCCESS IN
GETTING THAT FUND TRANSFERED. NOW I WANT YOU TO CONTACT MY
SECRETERY ON
THE INFORMATION BELOW AND RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION OF
$1.2.000.000 US
DOLLARS FROM HIM:
NAME....: Mr TOBEFATA JAMES
EMAIL:
(tobefatajames22@yahoo.fr)
SEND HIM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO PROVE
YOURSELF TO HIM:
YOUR FULL NAME;...............................
YOUR
ADDRESS:.................................
YOUR
COUNTRY:................................
YOUR
AGE:........................................
YOUR
OCCUPATION:................................
YOUR PHONE
NUMBER:.............................
NOTE THAT IF YOU DID NOT SEND HIM
THE ABOVE INFORMATION COMPLETE, HE
WILL NOT RELEASE THE CHEQUE TO YOU
BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE SURE THAT IT IS
YOU.ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL
SUM OF$1.2.000. 000 US DOLLARS
CASHIER\'S CHEQUE, WHICH I KEPT FOR
YOU.
NOTE ALSO THAT I WILL NOT BE REACHED BY EMAIL OR PHONE FOR NOW
BECAUSE I AM CORRENTLY AWAY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE WITH MY SHARE AND I
WILL BE BUSY TILL ABOUT SIX MONTHS TIME OR A YEAR.
NAME....: TOBEFATA
JAMES
EMAIL: (tobefatajames22@yahoo.fr)
REGARDS,
Dr,JOhn mark
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