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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.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: Mary Howard <mary.h2003@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:30:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Confidential
Abidjan 01 / 15 / 2009
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Greeting
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I am Miss Mary HOWARD, Cote
dâIvoire citizen. I am 26 year old, a daughter of late Late Abel HOWARD who was
killed by the rebel during the political crisis here in Bouake â Cote dâIvoire .
I am the only daughter of my parents before the death of my father in the state
hospital here in Abidjan, Cote dâIvoire he told me that I had a deposit 5.5
Million dollars in a box in a security company that I should look for somebody
aboard to help me in securing the funds in his country for investment purpose
and this person will serve a my guardian.
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Please I am seeking your
humble assistance in other to help me on this transaction, I will be very happy
for your co-operation. I will like you to forward to me you full name and
contact address, so that I can present this to the security company as my father
business partner.
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I will be very happy if you
can make your intension known to me as soon as possible. All the documents that
proof the existence of this deposit are with me.
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Thanks
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Best
regards
Â
Miss Mary HOWARD
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