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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: "mustaph89 Gazeta.pl" <mustaph89@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:46:22 +0100
Subject: I need your help.
Good Day,
Please Read and get back to me for more details.
My name is Amir Mustaph I'm the credit officer in International Remittance
Department/B.O.A/,Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
I have a business proposal in the tune of £5.2m, (Five Million two hundred
Thousand Pounds only) after the successful transfer; we shall share in
ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me. Should you be interested, please
contact me so we can commence on all arrangements and I Will give you more
information on how we would handle this project.
Please treat this business with utmost confidentiality and send me the
Following information:
(1) Full names:
(2) Private phone number:
(3) Current residential address:
(4) Occupation:
(5) Age and Sex:
Kind Regards,
Mr. Amir Mustaph
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