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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • geroge_farms23@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?geroge=20farms?= <geroge_farms23@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:54:05 +0530 (IST)
Subject: :Urgent and Confidencail


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: geroge_farms23@yahoo.co.in



Dear Friend,


I am Jacob Farms the only son of late Paul Farms the managing Director of

DUBE petroleum company in Cotonu capital city of Benin I must confess my

agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal.

My late father was a petroleum marchant and because of his sucess in this

field also because his wealth, his business associate in the field was very

envy and family friend also was against him.


After death of my mother when she was giving birth in 1985, when i was two

years old(2yrs) because these my father has a great love for me.as his only

son my confides a lot in me because he know that a day will come when i have

manage his vast wealth but the relationship painfuly did not last.


This is a story that seems like a fiction to me but today i am facing the

reality of being an orphan who is also being hunted by men of wicked

principles hence tragidy does not alter fact but fact remains when other

hopes has being shatterd.


On the year two thousand (2003yr) after my father came back from a meeting

he was complainig of stomach upset he was rushed to the hospital along the

line the doctor comfirmed that he was poisend,he died two days later but

before his last breath he disclosed to an amount fifteen million dollars($15

million) he deposited with a bank here in Benin.it is on this note that I am

contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish me with your bank

particulars:

1) Account name

2) Account number

3) Bank address, telephone and fax number For you to assist me transfer this

money in your private bank account, the said amount is (fifteen Million

Dollars) $15 Million.


I am compensating you with 15 % of the total money

amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this

money in your country, were there is stability of Government, political

andeconomic welfare.

Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a

joke.

My late father Chief FARMS gave me the photocopies of the certificate of

deposit issued to him by the (BANK) on the date of deposit,for you to be

clarify because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that

you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is

the hope of my life, it is important.

Please reply me immediately after you must have gone through my message fill

free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 15 % of the

total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might

incur during this transaction.


N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment

opportunities which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it

is transferred to your account, personally I am interested in estate

management and hotel business, please advise me.

Reply me back immediately you receive this message formore explanation.

And promisse me to be a father considering my situationan and not to betray

me and also accept me to belong to your family once again i want to have a

family.


NB: my late father used me the only son as the beneficiary / next of kin on

the day of deposit and also told me to look for a foreign assistant or a

foreigner with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as

co-beneficiary and partner abroad.


Thanks and God bless


Best regards


Jacob farms











- geroge farms

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