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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: jimpeters25@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:21:05 +0200
Subject: YOUR BANK DRAFT FUND.
Dear Friend,
I dont know if you will still remember me but all the same
due to the urgency situation,I have no much time for long explanation,
hence I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
transferred with the help of Mr.Masayuki Hirato, a new partner from
Japan.
My thanks to your earlier advice and assistant,meantime I was
able to make available the total sum of (3,million euros) which I kept
with my secretary on your behalf during my departure to Japan,I want you
to contact him through the below information immediately;
Name : Mr Ali
Abbodud,
E-mail:(ali_abbo_dud501@yahoo.fr)
Ask him to send you the
international certified cashier bank bond which I kept for your
compensation,I have giving him the instruction on yourbehalf,so you are
expected to contact him now with your receiving address and phone number
to enable him send it to you.
please do not fail t o ca ll on him
immediately you receive this message and update me as soon as you
receive the cash bond from him because i may not have time to reach you
again due to my tight schedule over here.
Best Regards,
Dr.Jim
Peter.
Unbegrenzter Speicher, Top-Spamschutz, 120 SMS und eigene
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