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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: "James Dugo" <jamesdugo019@amele.com>
Reply-To: jamesdugo11@tsamail.co.za
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:52:04 -0700
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME
James Dugo Esq. (For Trustees)
Managing Partner (Dugo Chambers)
Pretoria, South Africa
Email:jamesdugo11@tsamail.co.za <Email%3Ajamesdugo11@tsamail.co.za>
NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST:
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Mr. Brian York,
I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was
returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email
address on the WILL. I wish to notify you that late Mr. Brian York made you
a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Five Million One Hundred
Thousand Dollars (USD$5,100.000.00) to you in the codicil and last testament
to his will. Please if I reach you as I am hopeful, Endeavour to get back
to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from
you in no distant date.
Yours in His service,
James Dugo Esq
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