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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: "Stella Johnson" <stella_johnson2055@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 13:06:01 +0100
Subject: My dearest one
Hello my Dear I come to you with due respect and equally with heartful of tears and since
we have not known or met ourselves previously. Please, i mean no harm to you
only that i am in a desperate situation and need urgent help.
After going through this mail,it will be your decision,whether to help me or to
leave me to my faith, but whatever you decide, bear in mind,i am in trouble and
need your help I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through a profile
that speaks good of you. I will be so glad if you can allow and lead me to the
right channel towards your assistance to my situation.I will make my proposal
well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to
introduce myself to you. Anyway, i am Stella Johnson 23years old girl,
the only daughter of .Dr patrick Johnson My father is now late,he died during
the last crisis in my country (Liberia) West Africa. He was one of the high officers
in the leadership of formal president Charles Taylor who is now in exile after
many innocent souls were killed ,My father was unlucky to be among those that
were killed by the rebel. The main reason why I am contacting you now is to
seek for your assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a help
hand over of some huge amount of money in my possession.
This money (5.8 millon Dollars) was deposited some years ago by my father,
he made me the sole beneficiary. Please, I am now asking you to stand on my
behalf to make this claim,to stand as my partner oversea and in time of the investment
as well.As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be well
known to you if you give me the opportunity to do so.
Pls attach your direct contact
information as you reply to me.
via my e-mail address(stella_johnson2055@yahoo.ca)
Yours Stella Johnson
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