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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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Fraud email example:
From: "dossouahmedusman12 Gazeta.pl" <dossouahmedusman12@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:51:32 +0100
Subject: NEED YOUR ATTENTION.
NEED YOUR ATTENTION.
Dear Sir/MadamI
am a senior staff of Bank of Africa in cotonuo Benin. I contacted you hence
to help me secure the
sum of (US$21M). deposited by one of our late customer, Since his death
no relative have come for the claim and effort to locate them without
success. I need your cooperation to present as the beneficiary for the
transfer of this fund into your account. For your cooperation 40% of
the sum for you and 60% for me. Kindly contact me on this :(
dossouusmanahmed@yahoo.fr), at your earlieast convenient, God Bless.
Dr, Dossou Ahmed Usman.
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