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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: "MR. ERIC BOWELL" <bowell4@gala.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 22:43:45 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY PASTOR
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM BARRISTER ERIC BOWELL AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS
IN GETTING THAT FUND TRANSFERED. NOW I WANT YOU TO CONTACT MY PASTOR ON THE
INFORMATION BELOW TO RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION OF ($1.5MILLION US DOLLARS
ONLY).
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL HIM
CONTACT MY PASTOR. MR, FELIX OJI.
TEL : 00 2299 7998997
EMAIL ADDRESS : pastorfelix41@live.com
SEND HIM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO PROVE YOURSELF TO HIM:
YOUR FULL NAME;................
YOUR ADDRESS:...................
YOUR COUNTRY:...................
YOUR AGE:...........................
YOUR OCCUPATION:.............
YOUR PHONE NUMBER:.......
NOTE THAT IF YOU DID NOT SEND HIM THE ABOVE INFORMATION COMPLETE, HE WILL NOT
RELEASE THE CHEQUE TO YOU BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE SURE THAT IT'S YOU. ASK HIM
TO SEND YOU THE TOTAL SUM OF $1.5 MILLION US DOLLARS CASHIER'S CHEQUE,
WHICH I KEPT FOR YOU. NOTE ALSO THAT I WILL NOT BE REACHED BY EMAIL OR PHONE
FOR NOW BECAUSE I AM CORRENTLY AWAY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE WITH MY SHARE AND I
WILL BE BUSY TILL ABOUT SIX MONTHS TIME OR A YEAR.
REGARDS,
MR. ERIC BOWELL.
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