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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: DR PAUL AMADI <drpaulamadi890124@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: drpaul_amadi@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 08:07:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DR PAUL AMADI
$B?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9$r$*CN$i$;$7$^$9?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9!'(B drpaulamadi890124@yahoo.co.jp
Greeting,am Dr Paul Amadi,it is indeed a very long time,It takes fate and God's fearing to remember old friends at the time,I want to inform you that,the transaction we pursing together,finally worked out by God's mercy,So I have raised $950,000.00 Int Cashier's Bank Draft to you.
- DR PAUL AMADI
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