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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: JIOHN KOFI <johnkofijohnkofijohnkofijohn65@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: johnkofi16@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:17:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR URGENT ASSISTANT IS NEEDED"
$B?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9$r$*CN$i$;$7$^$9?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9!'(B johnkofijohnkofijohnkofijohn65@yahoo.co.jp
sir/ma.My name is john kofi i need your urgent assistant for the claim of my late father fund deposited with a finance vault.
- JIOHN KOFI
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