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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: EGOBIA <eblessing@telegraf.by>
Reply-To: egobia23401@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 05:28:29 -0700
Subject: Urgent Reply
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Dear Friend,
My name is Egobia Blessing, I have a Business Proposal of US$15.5M (Fifteen
Million Five Hundred United States Dollars for you to handle with me from my
bank i work with. Should you be interested,please send me your full
names,private phone/fax number to email address (egobia23401@yahoo.com.hk)
After successful concussion of this transaction, we shall share the money
50-50 (50% for you and 50% for me). I await your good response today. Thanks
and remain blessed. I require you to maintain the confidentiality of this
transaction because it is important due to the fact that I am still in
active services to the Bank and finally after that I shall provide you with
more details of this operation.
Kind Regards,
Egobia Blessing.
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