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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: greenalbert001@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:39:19 +0000
Subject: YOU CAN WORK WITH ME.
DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS BARRISTER ALBERT GREEN AN ATTORNEY AT LAW.I AM WRITING TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE UNCLAIMED INHERITANCE DEPOSIT OF SIXTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDERD THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($16,500,000.00) OF OUR LATE CLIENT, MR.MORRIS THOMPSON WHO PASSED ON TO THE GREAT BEYOND ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2004 IN THE SIBERIA AIRLINES TU-154 CRASH.I GOT YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS
THROUGH A WEB SEARCH ENGINE INMY QUEST TO GET A RELIABLE INDIVIDUAL WHO SHALL WORK WITH ME IN CLAIMING THIS INHERITANCE DEPOSIT SINCE ALL EFFORTS TO GET THE BIOLOGICAL RELATIVE HAS PROVED ABORTIVE.PLEASE REVERT BACK TO ME URGENTLY WITH
YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THEPROCEDURE AND LEGALITY OF THIS CLAIM. REGARDS, ALBERT GREEN.
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