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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?AUSTIN=20obi?= <austinobi4u@yahoo.dk>
Reply-To: austinobi@myway.com
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:28:04 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PAYMENT INVESTIGATING UNIT.
Jeg har en ny e-mail-adresse!Nu kan du e-maile mig på: austinobi4u@yahoo.dk
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS
From the Desk Of:
BARRISTER AUSTIN OBI
LEGAL ADVICER TO THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
PRIVATE EMAIL:austinobi4u@myway.com
ATTENTION:
PAYMENT INVESTIGATING UNIT.
From the records of outstanding payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your name was discovered as next on the list of The outstanding beneficiaries who have not received their payments.
I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding payment is US$30.5, (Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) Please
re-confirm to me if this is Online with what you have in your record and also
re-confirm to me the followings.
(1) Your full name.
(2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) company's name,position and address.
4) profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.
As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made to
you in a certified bank draft from central bank of Nigeria and a copy
will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it,And get
back to me on this mail: austinobi4u@myway.com
YOURS SINCERELY,
BARRISTER AUSTIN OBI
LEGAL ADVICER TO THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
- AUSTIN obi
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