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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: "Andrew Kaloudji" <k_andrew88@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 10:08:10 +0000
Subject: Unconditioal Bank Guarantee of amount USD$I,000,000.00
DEAR SAM,
I HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE HOLIDAY DURING THE XMAS.I CONTACTED ON THE NOTE OF
THE PREVIOUS TRANSACTION IN NIGERIA.I HAVE GOTTEN A FINACER THAT WILL
FINACE THE TRANSACTION,ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO GET A BANK GUARANTEE FROM
YOU, SHOWING YOU WILL NOT SEAT ON HIS MONEY WHEN THE TOTAL PAYMENT HAS BEEN
CREDITED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT(FINACEE).
NOTE THAT, THE BANK GURANTEE MUST BE UNCONDITIONAL IF YOU ACCEPT THE OFFER,I WILL BE GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU AND SEND SAME TO
THE FINACEE WHO WILL CONTACT YOU DIRECTLY.
REGARDS,
Mr. Andrew Kaloudji.
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