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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: jimpeters19@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:03:19 +0100
Subject: DEAREST FRIEND,
DEAREST FRIEND,
I AM Dr Jim Peters AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU
ABOUT
MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THAT FUND TRANSFERED. NOW I WANT YOU TO
CONTACT
MY SECRETARY ON THE INFORMATION BELOW AND RECEIVE YOUR
COMPENSATION OF
$1.5 US DOLLARS FROM HIM:
NAME Mr Rachel Mori
Address
Cotonou Benin Republic
EMAIL:(rachel.mori_02@yahoo.fr )
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$1.5 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 MONTH S TIME OR A YEAR.
SEND HIM THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO PROVE YOUR SELF TO HIM:
YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR
ADDRESS
YOUR COUNTRY
YOUR AGE
YOUR OCCUPATION
YOUR PHONE NUMBER
NAME: Mr
Rachel Mori
EMAIL: (rachel.mori_02@yahoo.fr )
REGARDS,
Dr Jim Peters
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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