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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: "stephen force" <stephen_force@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: stephen_force205@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:39:42 -0500
Subject:
I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU
DO NOT KNOW ME.I AM MR Stephen Force, I WORK IN THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, PACKAGING AND COURIER
DEPARTMENT.
I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR THIS PACKAGE THAT IS
ALREADY IN HOLLAND WHICH I SHIPPED THROUGH OUR CBN
ACCREDITED COURIER AGENT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE
PACKAGE IS $12,000,000.00 ALL IN $100.00 BILLS, BUT
THE COURIER COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY
THAT I HAVE IN THE PACKAGE .ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR
ME NOW IS THIS GIVE ME
YOUR MAILING ADDRESS YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX AND I
HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY , YOU WILL HAVE 30%
AND 70% WILL BE FOR ME .
MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY. IF THIS
ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY BY YOU,YOU CAN E-MAIL ME AT
stephen_force205@yahoo.co.uk, FOR SECURITY REASONS OTHER
MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK
TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE KEYS TO THE BOXES TO
YOU . NOTE: COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE STRICTLY THROUGH
E-MAIL FOR SECURITY REASONS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR Stephen Force
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