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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: johnmark2@freenet.de
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:33:27 +0200
Subject: compensation for your past effort
Dear friend
I am very happy to inform you about my success in
getting
that fund Now,
I want you to contact my secretary on the
information
below
NAME;FRANCIS EMEKA
EMAIL;emekafrancis108@myway.com
ask him to send you the total sum
of
($850,000.00)Eight hundred and
fifty thousand dollars in a certifed
bank draft, which
I kept for your compensation CONTACT THE
SECRETARY ON
this email;emekafrancis108@myway.com
Regards,
Patrick
Mankou
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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