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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: "Mr.James Otumba" <mrjamesotumba1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 11:57:29 +0100
Subject: Hello my good friend.
Hello my good friend.
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family. You may not
understand why this mail came to you.But if you do not remember me, you
might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a
multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded. I am using
this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has
been concluded with the assistance of another partner from Paraguay who
financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.
I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into
your account due to one reason or the other best known to you. But I want to
inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to
my new partner's account in Paraguay that was capable of assisting me in
this great venture. Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust
worthiness you shown during the course of the transaction. I want to
compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of US$900.000.00. I
have left a certified international bank draft for you worth of
USD$900,000.00 cashable anywhere in the world.
My dear friend I will like you to contact my secretary with Mr.William
Adams,on his direct email address at:(officeinfomail123@yahoo.com) Tel:+229
95 80 57 41 for collection of your bank draft. I authorized him to release
the Bank Draft to you whenever you ask him for it. At the moment,I'm very
busy here because of the investment projects, which I and the new partner
are having at hand.Please I will like you to accept this token with good
faith as this is from the bottom of my heart,Also comply with Mr.William
Adams directives so that he will send the draft to you with out any delay.
CONTACT:Mr.William Adams Email address:(officeinfomail123@yahoo.com) or (
mrwilliamadams123@live.fr) you are required to furnish him with the below
information to enable him deliver the cheque to you,
1.FULL NAMES:______________________
2.ADDRESS:_________________________
3.E-MAILADDRESS:___________________
4.TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________
COUNTRY:_____________________________
Hoping to hear from you.
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Mr.James Otumba.
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