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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: FOREIGN PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION OFFICE <jamesobioma006@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:47:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Read and reply or call me
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
FOREIGN PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION OFFICE
NATIONAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX LAGOS.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
TELEPHONE NUMBER: +234-80-25833541
Dear VICTIMNAME,
Thanks for your mail that I just received this morning my time.
Please do not send any money to them again,let you and I work together as one blood to actualize the dream withing the shortest period of time.Please forward me the whole details of the transaction again so that we can move on from there.
I shall be waiting for your email or call.
Honorable James Obioma
Payment Authorization Officer
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