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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: "FRED PASCAL" <fred_pascal_1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 02:15:14 -0700
Subject: TREAT WITH URGENCY
DEAR MR/MA
CONFIDENTIAL
I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU
DO NOT KNOW ME .I AM MR FRED PASCAL, I WORK IN THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, PACKAGING AND COURIER
DEPARTMENT.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR A HONEST PERSON
THROUGH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE CENTRAL BANK
WHO SAID THAT I CAN CONFIDE IN YOU .I WANT YOU TO HELP
ME CLEAR THIS PACKAGE THAT IS ALREADY IN OVERSEAS
WHICH I SHIPPED THROUGH OUR CBN ACCREDITED COURIER
AGENT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE IS
$20,000,000.00 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: 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 FRED PASCAL
IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL AND FEEL THAT YOU
WILL ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER, SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS
ON HOW TO GET THE CONSIGNMENT OF MONEY DELIEVER TO
YOUR ADDRESS AND YOUR SINCERITY TOWARDS THIS MATTER.
REP
BOX. fred_pascal_1@yahoo.com <mailto:fred_pascal_1@yahoo.com>
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