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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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Fraud email example:
From: "JOHN HUDSON" <johnhudson1@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: john.hudson33@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 10:59:19 +0200
Subject: FROM : JOHN HUDSON.
*Dear Friend, *
*Please in the name of God I ask for your little time to read this message
carefully to the excellency of our mutual benefit.This is not one of those
letters or stories out there that everybody know as joke. I am very serious
and this money is my only hope of survival now and it is the future of my
family.So please read this email very gently and quitely tell me what you
think,if we can do it together or not.And please after reading if it does
not interest you kindly delet the mail and keep the secret of what you read
within you. *
**
*My name is John Hudson, I am the operation manager of Africa Continental
Bank in Benin, Cotonou headquters Republic of Benin. I got your information
when I was searching for an oversea partner among other names. *
*I write you this proposal in good faith, I am 54 years old an Ethiopian
white based in Benin ,married with three lovely kids. I have a very
important business which I would like to execute with you which involves
some reasonable amount of cash, I have packaged a financial transaction that
will benefit you and I, as the operation manager in this bank it is my duty
to send in a financial report to my bank directors at the end of each
business year. *
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*On the course of the last year business report, I discovered that we made
Five Million One Hundred And Twelve Thousand Pounds (5.112M)which my
directors and other staffs are not aware of and must not be aware of since I
have wisely arranged and blinded the files. I have placed this funds on what
we call escrow call account with no beneficiary. As an officer of this bank
I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is
to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get 30% of the
total funds as commission. *
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*There are practically no risks involved,and all I need from you is to stand
claim as the original depositor of these funds with my bank so that my
directors can order the transfer to your designated bank account and apart
from that,this fund belong to a foreigner and you a foreigner as well. If
you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much.Get me posted so
that we can proceed, then I will tell you the next thing to do. Let me
repeat once again there is no risk involved. *
*Thank you and remain bless you and your family.*
*
Yours Sincerely,*
**
*Mr.John Hudson.
*
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