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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: johnsonmrhenry <mrhenryjohnson@yp.com.hk>
Reply-To: mrhansinwilliams1@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:10:47 +0000
Subject: My Dear , Re: contact my secretary for your compensation
My Dear , Re: contact my secretary for your compensation
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay.
Presently i'm in Paraguay for investment projects,idid not forget your
past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring the funds.
Now contact my secretary in Republic of Benin, his name is Mr.hansin
williams ,through this e-mail address (mrhansinwilliams1@gmail.com) or
call him on +229 93858022 and
ask him to send you the total of $950.000.00 which i kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in
this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.
so feel free and get intouched with my secretary Mr.henry johnson
and instruct him where to send the amount to you.Remember that I had
forwarded instruction to my
secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to
getintouch with him Mr.Hansin williams, he will send the amount to you
without any delay.
Your Name : ..........
Your Address : ...........
Your Phone/Fax Number:...........
Your Country: ............
God Bless You and your family
Regards,
Mr.henry johnson
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