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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: "GEORGE NEGRO" <princegeorge_448@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: georgenegro_123w@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 06:28:38 +0000
Subject: BE CONFIDENTIAL
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY CONTACTING YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENIUNE APPROVAL
I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.I AM GEORGE NEGRO FROM LIBERIA IN AFRICA. I WRITES TO INFORM YOU
MY DESIRE TO INVESTMAND TO BUY A LIVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY.I AM THE FIRST SON OF MR MAXWELL NEGRO ,WHO WAS THE THE CHIEFIN THE RICH
DIAMOND MINING VILLAGE IN SOUTH MORROVIA IN LIBERIA .MY FATHER WAS ATTACKED AND SHOT BY THE REBELS ON HIS WAY TO HIS HOUSE, ALONG WITH
MY SISTER.MY SISTER DIED ON THE SPOT WHILE U.N.PEACE KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY FATHER,HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION
WHICH HE LATER DIED .IT WAS AT THIS THAT THE CHIEF UN PEACE ENVOY A FRIEND TO MY FATHER[Mr JOHN PRONK ]THEN ARRENGED ANARMY PLANE TO
CONVEY ME AND MY MOTHER MRS GRACE MAXWELL TO GHANA-ACCRA.
ABOUT TEN DAYS NOW BEFORE HE DIED HE REAVEALED TO ME ABOUT THE BOX CONTAINING TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS .WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH
A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA FOR SAFE KEEPING. MY FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THE BOX TO THE SECURITY COMPANY,HE DEPOSITED IT AS ART WORKS F OR EXPORT.TO AVOID THE OFFICIALS FROM RAISING EYE BROWS.FOR YOUR FORIEGN ASSISTANCE MYSELF AND MY MOTHER MRS GRACE MAXWELL HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IF THE CONSIGNMENT CAN BE DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME AND CUSTODY
ABROAD.WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSIT AND THE OWNERSHIP WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU THROUGH FAX ON REQUEST I HAVE
NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS VERY VERY CONFIDENTIAL.SEND ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX
FOR MORE INFORMATIONS.
BEST REGARDS,
GEORGE MAXWELL.
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