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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: Jones Chukwu <nationalpetroleumcompnnpc122232@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: joneschukwu22@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:15:44 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CAN YOU BE MY PARTNER?
$B?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9$r$*CN$i$;$7$^$9?7$7$$%a!<%k%"%I%l%9!'(B nationalpetroleumcompnnpc122232@yahoo.co.jp
I am Engr: Jones P. Chukwu,the Project Director Contract Award Department of (NNPC), can I trust you to claim my deliberately over invoice of contract sum of $15.5MUSD, as civil servant law does not permit us to operate foreign account,upon your reponse we shall discuss mode of sharing.
- Jones Chukwu
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