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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: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 22:06:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: IMPORTANT!!!!
DEAR
=A0=A0=A0=A0=20
HOPE ALL IS WELL, I KNOW THAT THIS WILL COME TO U STRENGE BUT IS MY PLESURE=
TO TELL U THIS,
=A0AM JIM PAUL=A0=A0 THE SON OF LATE CHIEF JOHN=A0 PAUL FROM SERRIA LOANE, =
AM {17}YERS OLD BOY SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT U CAN HELP ME,
=A0I HAVE A CONSIGNMENTT OF $ 6, 000.000 (SIX MILLION US DOLLARS US DOLLARS=
) IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ACCRA,=20
AND I NEED A FORIGN PARTINAR TO RECIVE THIS MONEY FOR ME, BECAUSE AM IN AFR=
ICA RIGHT HERE IN GHANA,=20
=A0I AM THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AS THE ONLY SURVIVING CHILD OF MY FAM=
ILY,=20
MY LATE FATHER TOLD ME BEFORE HE DIED THAT DOCUMENT THAT THE SECURITY COMPA=
NY GAVE TO HIM WHEN HE DEPOSITED THIS FUND WITH THEM STATE THAT THE FUND WO=
ULD NOT BE RELEASE TO ME UNLESS I GET I FOREIGN PARTNER TO INVEST THE MONEY=
WITH IN HIS OR HER COUNTRY,=20
SO PLEASE IF YOU CAN RELY HELP YOU CAN REPLY ME BACK
BEST REGARDS,
JIM PAUL..=0A=0A=0A
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