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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: Paul Aboh <paul_aboh1@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 19:12:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mr. Paul Aboh, (Your Urgent Assistance Needed).
Compliments.
My name is Mr. Paul Aboh, the manager of a bank in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire. I wish to seek your assistance over a transaction which is in my possession, involving a huge amount of money worth $13.500.000.00 USD (Thirteen million five hundred thousand US dollars).
Please kindly note that this mail is only an appeal seeking your acceptance and will be appreciated if responded to. I intend to inform you on details of the transaction and modalities in executing this proposal on receipt of your email accepting to assist.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please do kindly inform me on your interest, willingness and confidentiality is assisting,
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.
Please kindly reply to my private email address:
( paul_aboh08@yahoo.com.au ) or ( paulaboh08@gmail.com ),
and I shall respond back with details and necessary information.
I thank you for your anticipated acceptance.
Yours Sincearly,
Mr. Paul Aboh.
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