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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: supreme alfa chambers london <sa_fco3@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 13:15:31 +0100 (BST)
Subject: VERY URGENT
TEL:234-80-56223433.
DEAR HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY,
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES
COMMISSION(EFCC)HAS THIS DAY,THE 3RD OF JULY,2006,COMPLETED
INVESTIGATIONS AND FINDINGS TO CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE THE ACTUAL
BENEFICIARY OF THESE FUNDS.YOU ARE THEREFORE,AUTHORISED TO
CONTINUE YOUR PURSUIT OF THE FUNDS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO
NOT FALL INTO THE WRONG HANDS.
HOWEVER,WE WILL BE OBLIGED TO ASSIST YOU INCASE YOU NEED ANY
KIND OF CONFIRMATION ON WHOM AND WHICH OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR
FUNDS.
THANKS,
ACC. MARK.
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