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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: PetersMartin <martinpeters1@yp.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:33:38 +0000
Subject: MY DEAR CONTACT MY SECRETARY IN BENIN REPUBLIC FOR YOUR COMPENSATION.
My Good Friend,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay.
Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects,I did not forget
your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring of the
funds.
Now contact my secretary in Republic of Benin, his name is Mr.KASSAMM
MICHITTA through this e-mail address (mkassamm@yahoo.com) or call him
on +229 9580 6148 and ask him to send you the total sum of $950,000.00
which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and
attempts to assist me.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free to get
intouched with my secretary Mr.KASSAMM MICHITTA and instruct him where
to send the amount to you.
Remember that I have Given instruction to my secretary on your behalf
to receive that money, so feel free to get intouch with him Mr.KASSAMM
MICHITTA, he will send the amount to you incheck without any delay.
Regards,
Mr.Martin Peters
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