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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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Fraud email example:
From: "peter Marchant" <peter-marchant74@msn.com>
Reply-To: petermarchant@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:47:34 +0000
Subject: GOODNEWS
Dear Friend,
I am the attorney and trustee to the Will of my late client Mr. Morris Walker.
My late client deposited the sum of Seventeen Million United States Dollars
in a bank in Hungary . I have made several attempts to locate any of my clients
relatives without success. I am contacting you to assist in claiming the money
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the Bank where the deposit was made.
All legal documents to aid your claim for this fund and to prove your relationship
with the deceased will be arranged for. I guarantee that this will be executed under
a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Your help
will be appreciated with half of the total sum.
If interested, reply for more details.
Mr.Peter Marchant
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