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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: "JUNIOR OUATTARA" <junior_ouattara@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 21:49:19 +0100
Subject: ASSISTANCE
Dearest,
I want to use this opportunity to introduce my self to you. I am the son of Mr Bright C. Ouattara, from Sierra-Leone. My father is the Executive Director of a Gold Firm in Sierra-Leone, he was killed by the RUF rebels in my country. Before my father died, he succeeded by depositing a trunk box contain $8.5 Millions Dollars in one of the Security company here in C?d?Ivoire, he declared the consignment as Gold & Diamonds.
Now I have this fund to invest in your country as the next of kin, I need your assistance because I can't handle the money properly based on my age and I need someone like you who has experience in business so that the money will be invest on profitable investment, I want you to show your interest immediately you received this message by contacting me for this legal transaction.
After the successful transfer of this fund into your account, I have decide to map out 25% of the total amount of the money while 75% will be for me and will be manage by you on my behalf in your country. After the money have been in your country, I will do my travelling documents to meet you, to continue my education & how to invest the money.
This transaction is 100% risk free. So contact me immediately through this email address and also forward me your full name and address and your telephone numbers which I will use to make claims on your name from the storage company for the release of the consignment. Due to the political crisis here, I have decided to nominate your name to claim this consignment on my behalf as my business partner & also you have to promised me that you will not sit on my money when it gets to your country that is why I need your assistance as a God fearing person. As soon as the consignment release from the storage company, the fund will be transferred through a bank or we make a good arrangement with a diplomat to bring the consignment directly to your doorstep in your country through a diplomatic means, In response to this message you are requested to choose one of these option that will suit you for the transfer of this fund. I need your urgent response towards this matter!
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Thanks and remain bless
Junior.
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