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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: "Mr. Tony Moris" <tony@moris.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 17:15:19 +0100 (CET)
Subject: *****SPAM***** I HAVE REGISTERED YOUR CERTIFIED CONSIGNMENT WITH FEDEX
Spam detection software, running on the system "radius2.beosms.com", has
identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message
has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label
similar future email. If you have any questions, see
the administrator of that system for details.
Content preview: Attn/ My Good Friend, I have been waiting for you since to
contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $2,500.000.00 United States
Dollars, but I did not hear from you since for a couple of weeks now. [...]
Content analysis details: (9.4 points, 8.0 required)
pts rule name description
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-1.8 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP
2.1 SUBJ_ALL_CAPS Subject is all capitals
1.3 MISSING_HEADERS Missing To: header
1.6 URG_BIZ BODY: Contains urgent matter
0.6 US_DOLLARS_3 BODY: Mentions millions of $ ($NN,NNN,NNN.NN)
3.0 BAYES_95 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 95 to 99%
[score: 0.9816]
1.2 ADVANCE_FEE_2 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
1.4 ADVANCE_FEE_3 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
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