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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: =?utf-8?q?Mrs=20Betty=20Johnson?= <mrsbettyjohnson57@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: mrsbettyjohnson56@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:01:36 +0530 (IST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION the payment of your $2.5millionUSD has been resolved,D
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mrsbettyjohnson57@yahoo.in
- CONGRATULATION the payment of your $2.5millionUSD has been resolved,Due to the officially of this exercise and the bodies involved that needs transparency, his decision of prompt payment was taken after the meeting held between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Human Rights Organization to grant restitution to all those who lost their money in the hands of Nigerian imposters
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