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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: adadu as <adadui2@msn.com>
Reply-To: <sannohassociate@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:04:23 +0000
Subject: RE: Investment enquiry
17/2/2009Dear Sir, Best compliments of the season. I have a good client who wants to invest
overseas in your country with about US$12.5M. My client is a retired General
in the Liberian army and he needs protection for his investment.If you can handle such a huge sum of investment please get back to me as
soon as possible to discuss, for example the investment plan and agreement
procedure. Kindly reply with your business profile to enable us advises our client
accordingly. Your telephone/fax contacts are also important for easy
communication. Regards.Adadu .A Sannoh
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