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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "ARREY MUSA" <arrey_more@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 14:35:09 +0700
Subject: RE:MUSA
SIR,
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE TO YOU AFTER MY MUCH CONSIDERATION, I AM MR ARREY MUSA THE SONS OF LATE MR ADNAN MUSA FROM COTONOU IN REPUBLIC OF BENIN. I AM 28 YEARS OF AGE, MY FATHER OWNS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OF COCOA AND GOLD IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC IN MY COUNTRY.
AFTER HIS TRIP TO ABIDJAN COTE D'IVIORE TO NEGOTIATE ON A COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO INVEST IN ABIDJAN . ONE WEEK HE CAME BACK FROM HIS TRIP TO ABIDJAN HE HAD A MOTOR ACCIDENT AND HE DIED AFTER SOME DAY'S.HE STAR FIVE DAYS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN MY COUNTRY BEFOR HIS DEATH.
IT WAS LIKE MY FATHER KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE,MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE . HE DISCLOSED TO ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF ($19.8M) NINTEN POINT EGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS INTO PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN THAILAND, THAT THE MONEY WAS MEANT FOR HIS COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO ESTABLISH IN ABIDJAN .
MY FATHER HANDED ME ALL THE HOLL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE LODGMENT AND INSTRUCTED ME TO SEEK FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY BUSINESS PARTNER FOR MY LIFE TIME INVESTMENT, THAT IS WHY WE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU , NOW I HAVE SUCCEEDED IN LOCATING THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN THAILAND AND I HAVE TOLD THEM MY PLAN TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGEN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST ME TO LIFT THE CONSIGNMENT BECAUSE MY FATHER DEPOSITED IT AS FAMILY VALUABLES TREASURED .SO FOR NOW THE SECURITY COMPANY DID NOT KNOW THE REAL CONETENTS OF THE CONSIGNMENT.
NOW I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME SO THAT I CAN TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR UNWARD INVESTMENT OF YOUR OWN CHOICE SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ANY IDEA OF INVESTMENT.AND ALSO I AM NOT IN BUSINESS.ALSO BE IMFORM THAT THIS IS THE ONLY HOPE MY FAMILY.
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I AM PROMISED TO GRATIFY YOU WITH 7% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE . I AM WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY SO THAT I CAN DISCUSS THE MODALITIES OFTHIS TRANSACTION. YOU CAN CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL
;(arrey_more37@yahoo.com <mailto:arrey_more37@yahoo.com>) IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE DISCUSSION .
THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON .
REGARD,
ARREY MUSA
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