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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)
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:49:33 +0000
Subject: REPLY ME
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I want to solicit your attention
to receive money on my behalf.When
you reply to this mail, i will
send you more information about
myself and the funds.
If you are interested, send your
FULL NAMES
PHONE NUMBER
OCCUPATION
to my personal e-mail address:
patrickprivate@yahoo.com.hk
PATRICK CHAN
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