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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: jimpeters11@freenet.de
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:04:42 +0200
Subject: COMPLIMENT,
COMPLIMENT,
I\'M HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE
FUNDS TRANSFERRED UNDER THE CO-OPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER FROM
CHILE.PRESENTLY I\'M IN CHILE FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS.NOW KINDLY CONTACT
MY SECRETARY AND ASK HIM TO SEND $800.000.00 WHICH I KEPT FOR YOUR
COMPENSATION. HIS NAME IS JAMID PAUL. EMAIL ( pauljamid2@yahoo.fr )
EMAIL HIM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO ENABLE HIM SEND YOUR BANK DRAFT
OF $800.000.00 TO YOU WITHOUT DELAY.
YOUR FULL NAME.......
YOUR
ADDRESS..........
PRIVATE TELEPHONE................
PLEASE REMEMBER TO
LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS YOU RECIEVE THE BANK DRAFT.
BEST REGARDS,
DR JIM
PETERS.
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