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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: officefile19@freenet.de
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:00:33 +0200
Subject: Hello my good friend.
Hello my good friend.
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and
your
family?, You may not understand why this mail came to
you.But if
you do not remember me, you might have
receive an email from me in the
past regarding a
multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never
concluded.I am using this opportunity to inform you that
this
multi-million-dollar business has been concluded
with the assistance of
another partner f who financed
the transaction to a logical
conclusion.I thank you for
your great effort to our unfinished transfer
of fund
into your account due to one reason or the other best
known to
you.But I want to inform you that I have
successfully transferred the
fund out of my bank to my
new partner\'s account that was capable of
assisting me
in this great venture.Due to your effort, sincerity,
courage and trust worthiness You showed during the
course of the
transaction.I want to compensate you and
show my gratitude to you with
the sum of $2.5million USA
.0 I have left a certified international
bank draft for
you worth of $2.5million USA cashable anywhere in the
world. My dear friend, I will like you to contact MY
SECRETARY Mr,
Benjamin Danta.on his direct email
address
at:(benjamindanta01@yahoo.fr) for the collection
of your bankdraft.I
authorized him to release the Bank
Draft to you whenever you contact
him regarding for it.
At the moment, I\'m very busy here because of the
investment projects, which I and the new partner are
having at
hand.Please I will like you to accept this
token with good faith as
this is from the bottom of my
heart,Also comply with Mr, Benjamin Danta
directives so
that he will send the draft to you without any
delay.
NOTE;You are advised to stop any further communication
with your
local representative(s), any officials or
department whom may call you
or email concerning the
check draft whort sum of USD$2.5million USA,
except
Mr,Benjamin Danta. You are advise not to accept any fax
or
telephone calls that does not come from him.Because
he is the only
person I left the order how to deliver
the check draft to you, and you
may call him immediately
you received this message for more information
through
the instruction I left,
NAME:Mr,Benjamin Danta
City:
Cotonou ,
Country: Benin
Republic
Email:(benjamindanta01@yahoo.fr)
Therefore, you should send him
your full Name and
telephone number inclusive of your home address
where
you want him to send the draft to you.
Thanks and God bless you
and your family.
Dr Patrick Mankou
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