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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: johnemene@freenet.de
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:57:24 +0200
Subject: YOUR CONPENSATION
DEAREST FRIEND,
I AM DR.JOSEPH UGONNA AND 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
$1.850,000,00 FROM HIM:
NAME....: MR.NKIRU BASSY
EMAIL: ( nkirubassy2007@yahoo.fr)
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:............................
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$1.850,00 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: MR.NKIRU BASSY
EMAIL: nkirubassy2007@yahoo.fr
REGARDS,
DR.JOHN EMENA
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