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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: marypowell023@yahoo.dk
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:08:40 GMT
Subject: Contact Marry Powell For Your Bank Draft of $800.000.00 USD
Greetings,
I am Mrs Mary Powell,a staff of the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE here in west Africa,.We have
been waiting for you since to contact us for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $800.000.00 United
States Dollars that was deposited with our company, but we did not hear from you since
that time.I will be traveling out from the country for two Months Course and I will not come back
till end of January 2009. What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE as soon
as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date. For
your information, the delivering Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the
Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country
has already been paid for.You have to contac the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery
of your Draft with this information bellow;
Contact Person: Mr. Donald White
Email Address:marypowell023@yahoo.dk
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your postal address and Direct telephone number to them .
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay
of extra demurrage You should also let me know through email as Soon as you receive your Draft.
Yours Faithfully,
Mary Powell
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