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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: "johnson peter" <peterjohnson222@norilsk.info>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:47:16 +0100
Subject: GET IN TOUCHED WITH HIM
Dear Partner,
Compliment ,i'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the funds
transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Portugal.
Presently I'm in Porto for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary who is my,chukwujekwu Emmanuel.Email (
chukwujekwemma@webmail.co.za ) ask him to send you what i 've kept for your
help, It's $950,000.00 Bank Cheque which I kept for your compensation for
all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this
matter.
Feel free and get in touched with my personal secretary and instruct him
where to send the Cheque to you. Please do let me know immediately you
receive it so that we can share the joy after the hard time.
Finally,remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive your cheque, also do forward a copy of this message to
him for reconfirmations.
Regards,
Barrister Keke Jawara.
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