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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: "Bob-Manuel" <bobmanuel87@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: emmanuelwheeler@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 08:10:05 -0700
Subject: Important
Dearest,
My name is Emmanuel Wheeler, I am 18 years old and I am the only son of Late Anthony Wheeler. I am a British by virtue of father. My father died in active service while on a trip. I saw your profile in the School Library
and decided to contact you for a confidential financial transaction that involves the transfer and investment of my fathers financial estate which will be used for the sole purpose on investment in your country.
After the death of my father I approached the bank to secure the my father financial estate but was made to understand that my father deposited the funds in a fixed foreign account that requires transferring the funds into
a foreign account and that is why I am contacting you for assistance in the receivership of the funds and also I will also need your assistance in investing of the funds.
I will also want to inform you that this issue is very confidential and will want you to contact me directly for details. I have included my telephone number and my email address as I will be waiting for your quick response.
Sincerely,
Emmanuel Wheeler
+44-2030709003
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