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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: "Brenda Smith" <smith_brendina@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:16:48 +0100
Subject: My dearest one
Hello my Dearest
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 Brenda Smtih
23years old girl,the only daughter of .Dr Patrick Smith 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
Yours Brenda Smith.
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