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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.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Nuhu Jawara" <nuhujawara@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:48:54 -0600
Subject: WE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR PARTNERSHIP
*ATTN. SIR*
*MY NAME IS NUHU JAWARA FROM BANJUL GAMBIA IN WEST/AFRICA.*
*IT IS MY PLEASURE TO CONTACT YOU TODAY FOR A BUSINESS TRANSACTION.I HAVE A
CLIENT FROM **ANGOLA** NORTHERN PART OF AFRICA THAT HAS [$16.5M] SIXTEEN
POINT FIVE MILLION U.S DOLLARS CASH DEPOSITED IN ONE OF THE SECURITY HOUSE
HERE IN GAMBIA.*
*MY CLIENT IS LOOKING FOR AN INVESTMENT IN WESTERN WORLD TO GO INTO WITH
THIS MONEY.I HAVE TO ADVICE HIM GO INTO IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS LIKE YOURS
AND HE AGREED.*
*PLEASE KINDLY SEND TO ME YOUR PRICE LIST OF YOUR BEST QUALITY PRODUCT SO
THAT I WILL INTRODUCE TO YOU TO MY CLIENT FOR MORE CLARIFICATIONS.*
*I NEED YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATIONS.**
PLEASE YOUR URGENT RESPONDS WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
CONTACT ME BACK THROUGH THIS EMAIL:
nuhujawara@yahoo.com<http://us.mc461.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=nuhujawara@yahoo.com>.
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*BEST REGARDS.**
NUHU JAWARA*
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