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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: Williams Memson <llc_lll@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <williams.memson@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 10:00:23 +0800
Subject: HELLO
GREETINGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. MY NAME IS WILLIAMS MEMSON. I AM AN AMERICAN SOLDIER SERVING IN THE MILITARY WITH THE ARMYS 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION WITH A VERY DESPERATE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE,I AM SEEKING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THE SUM OF ($18.7MILLION U.S. DOLLARS ).I WILL DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU WHEN I AM SURE THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME.My PERSONAL EMAIL ID IS williams.memson@yahoo.com
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