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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: "officefile0035 Gazeta.pl" <officefile0035@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 20:42:10 +0200
Subject: GOOD / NEWS CONTACT Mr Johnson Williams FOR YOUR $1.700.000.00
Dear friend.
Compliment ,i'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the funds
transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from China. Presently
I'm in Beljin for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary who is corrently in Benin, Mr.Johnson Williams
(Email: johnsonwailliams1@yahoo.fr ) ask him to send you what i 've kept for
your help, It's $1,700.000.00MUSD Bank Cheque which I kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this
matter. Feel free and get in touched with my personal secretary andinstruct
him where to send the Cheque to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after the hard time. Finally,remember that I had forwarded
instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive your cheque, also do
forward a copy of this message to him for reconfirmations.
Best Regards,
Barrister Ike Ikech.
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