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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • drpetritr@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Petrit Revania" <drpetritr@bipmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 10:55:40 +0100
Subject: For your Kind Attention

FOR YOUR ATTENTION:

In our search for a trustworthy person to faithfully carry out this private
and confidential transaction,we came upon your highly esteemed profile.

My name is Dr.Revania Petrit working with a liquidation firm appointed by
the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division)as the Official Receiver(O.R)
to wind up a large company here in England(NOW LIQUIDATED).The company was
involved in child labour and have borrowed money from various creditors
and persistently refused to pay back,hence the winding up process against
it.

In the process,it was our responsibility to sell the properties of the company
and pay all debts owed to the creditors .It is part of the law that all
directors and management staff of the company shall cease to hold office
when we the liquidators take over.This gives us full control. Presently
I have accessed the debts of the company,I came to find out that there is
excess of funds available.Working with my partner the principal Audit Officer,we
have agreed that the company is not worth having this money because of their
inhuman and ungodly act to fellow humans.

We therefore seek your kind assistance to incorporate you to our already
laid out plan for the perfection of this business to include you as one
of the creditors to enable us keep part of the excess funds for ourselves.we
will ensure that the
Chancery Division recognises you as one of the debenture holder of the company
holding the value of Security Shares we shall attach to your name and make
approval for payment in your favour.

You can be rest assured that all legal procedures will be followed to avoid
any risk.Kindly respond to this message via this email(drpetritr@yahoo.co.uk).I
await your response

Sincerely,
Revania Petrit




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