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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:
Fraud email example:
From: donald jones <donaldjones.30@msn.com>
Reply-To: <vkdd1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:01:38 +0000
Subject: YOUR A.T.M CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.
YOUR A.T.M CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.
A.T.M INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/CBN/09
Your Ref:
I am Mr. Donald Jones, National Special Adviser on Debt Reconciliation to
the New Nigeria President Umaru Musa Yar
?dua (Federal Republic of Nigeria) This is to officially inform you that
your (ATM Master Card Number; 5428 0500 1100 4432) has been accredited in
your favour.
Your Personal Identification Number is 5050. The ATM Card Valued USD$25
Million, and you will use the ATM card to make a withdrawal maximum of FIFTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS (USD$15,000.00) per day at any ATM machine worldwide.
So if you like to receive your fund programmed with ATM Master Card, please
let us know by contacting DR. PATRICK AZIZA by reconfirming the necessary
information stated below.
YOUR FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS AND COUNTRY:
PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION/VALID I.D:
SEX:
AGE:
DIRECTOR ATM CARD PAYMENT
DR. PATRICK AZIZA
Email: scalar1@live.co.uk
Department of Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N).
Federal Republic Of Nigeria
You are advice to contact Dr. Patrick Aziza for immediate release of you
ATM Card, which will be delivered to your doorstep once you reply and you are
mandated to offset the delivery charges of US$500.00. noted that this is
all it will cost you to secure your ATM Card.
Regards,
Mr. Donald Jones
Special Adviser on Debt Reconciliation
(Presidency) Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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