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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: EFCC OFFICE <efccofficeintl@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:34:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM ECONOMIC AND FINANACIAL CRIME COMMISSION(EFCC)
EFCC OFFICE
PLOT 4 BLOCK D
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMPLEX
P.M.B 1447
WUSE ZONE 2
ABUJA NIGERIA
ATTN,
THIS IS ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC),EFCC IS SET UP FOR INVESTIGATION OF CRIMES AND FRAUDLENT ACTIVITES AND REPAYING OF LOST MONEY TO INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANIES VICTIMS,WE NEED YOUR COOPERATION IN ORDER TO CONTROL AND CAPTURE FRAUDSTERS IN THE SOCIETY,
WE HELP INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES TO RECOVER THEIR LOST MONEY FROM CRIMINALS AND FRAUDSTERS.FOR US TO HELP YOU AND RECOVER YOUR MONEY FOR YOU AND WORK FOR YOU ,YOU 'RE REQUIRED TO FORWARD THESE INFORMATIONS OF THE FRAUDSTERS AND CRIMINALS THEIR PHONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESS TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAM EFCC ,THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WHERE COLLECTED FROM YOU OR YOU LOST.
FORWARD ALL THIS TO efccofficeintl@yahoo.com , IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THE INFORMATIONS,WE WILL CARRY ON THE INVESTIGATIONS BASED ON THE INFORMATIONS YOU GAVE US AND WE WILL CAUGHT THE FRAUDSTERS.
THANK YOU
REGARDS,
MR.NUHU RIBADO
EFCC CHAIRMAN
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