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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: "KWAME DURU" <kwame211@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kwame233@zwallet.com
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 17:21:29 +0100
Subject: CRY FOR HELP !!
GOOD DAY !!!
I AM DURU KWAME 20 YRS STUDENT FROM IVORY COST, NOW LIVING
IN GHANA FOR THE PAST ONE YEAR SINCE THE DIED OF MY FATHER WITH
MY ILL MOTHER .DEAR PARENTS YOU WHO KNOW WHAT IS LIFE AND CARE ABOUT
YOUR CHILDREN LIFE , MY LATE FATHER WAS A DIRECTOR OF COCO FAMER .
HE WAS SHOUTED BY THE REBELES IN BOUAKE HE WAS A GOOD DAD .AFTER HIS
DIED , HIS LAWYER COME CALL MY MOTHER AND TELL HER KNOW THAT MY DAD
LIVE SOME AMOUNT OF USD $ 7 000 000 IN SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN GHANA
WISH I WILL LIKE TO CLEAR WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE SO THAT I CAN TAKE CARE
OF MY ILL<BR>MOTHER AND COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO INVEST THIS FUND
IN BUSINESS WHAT WOULD BE THE PLADE OF MY MOTHER .I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
SIR SO...........
THE SITE THAT CAN SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPEN THERE SO
THAT CAN KNOW WHERE IS MY FATHER ,PLEASE HAVE A LOOK OF THOSE PICTURES :
WWW.ABIDJAN.NET
WWW.PRODADA.NET
SO HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU .
MERCI POUR VOTRE AIDE CHER PARENTS .
DURU KWAME
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