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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: peterdaca@mchsi.com (peterdaca28@google.com)
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:54:29 +0000
Subject: CONTRACT PROPOSAL (contact me on petdaca@sify.com)
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Dear Friend,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT!
I write, asking for your indulgence
in re-profiling funds to the tune
of Thirty One Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars
(US$31.5M). This amount $31.5m
represents the balance of the total
contract value executed on behalf
of the Department by a foreign
contracting firm, which we the
officials over-invoiced
deliberately of which the actual
sum has been paid in South Africa.
To enable us commence,
petdaca@sify.com. I await
your immediate response.
Best Regards,
Engr. Peter Daca
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