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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: "WILLIAM YOUNG"<willy_young001@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 01:55:41 +0200
Subject: *****SPAM***** FROM MARIA PFEBVE
Spam detection software, running on the system "spam1.pem.inap.sea.dotster.net", 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: MR WILLIAM YOUNG CAPITEC GROUP LIMITED SOUTH AFRICA TEL: 27
72 588 9315 PRIVTE EMAIL: willy_young001@yahoo.co.uk Complements of the day
Thank you for giving me your time. Please be patient and read my letter to
you. I am MR WILLIAM YOUNG a staff of CAPITEC Group attached in Private Banking
Services. I am contacting you concerning a customer and, an investment placed
under our banks management 4 years ago, I contacted you independently of
our investigation and no one is informed of this communication and I would
like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest
to you. In 2003, the subject matteref: bb/capitec/bank/73 came to our bank
to engage in business discussions with our Private Banking Services Department.
He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of $13.35 million United
States Dollars, which he wished to, have us turn over on his behalf. I was
the officer assigned to his case; I made numerous suggestions in line with
my duties as the de-facto chief operations officer of the Private Banking
Services Department. We met on numerous occasions prior to any investments
being placed. I encouraged him to consider various growth funds with prime
ratings. T he favored route in my advice to Please observe this instruction
religiously. Please, again, note I am a family man; I happily married with
two kids. I send you this letter not without a measure of fear as to what
the consequences might be, but I know within me that nothing ventured is
nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter
of gold. This is the one truth I have learned from my private banking clients.
Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should plan a
meeting, soon. I await your response. [...]
Content analysis details: (12.1 points, 7.0 required)
pts rule name description
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0.1 RDNS_NONE Delivered to trusted network by a host with no rDNS
1.8 SUBJ_ALL_CAPS Subject is all capitals
1.8 MILLION_USD BODY: Talks about millions of dollars
0.7 MSOE_MID_WRONG_CASE MSOE_MID_WRONG_CASE
2.0 ADVANCE_FEE_2 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
1.4 ADVANCE_FEE_3 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
4.2 FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK Forged mail pretending to be from MS Outlook
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