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Fraud email example:
From: Michael Dube <michael_dube111@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:47:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT
FOREIGN /CONTRACT PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
GORVAN MBHKEH DRIVE.
SOUTH AFRICA.
ATTN:
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT
From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF AFRICA(FGA)your name and your company was discovered as
next on the list of the outstanding contractors 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 contract payment is USD$2000,000,000:00 Dollars(Two Million United States Dollars).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)Your full contact
2) Phone, fax and
mobile...............................................................
3) company name, position and
address.........................................................
4) Profession,
............................................................................................
5) Your Age
...............................................................................................
6) Marital status.................................................
As soon as this informations are received, the payment will be made to you through your certified bank, by the financial bank of Africa.
PLEASE NOTE THIS: Contact for Money Release, you should contact him via phone call or email him with this blow address.
BENNY WILLIAMS. +27 73 28 100 24
benwilliams0@yahoo.co.uk
ALSO SEND THE APPLICATION TO THIS FINANCIAL ACCREDITED RESIDENTIAL BANK ATTORNEY THAT WILL FOLLOW UP THIS BUSINESS ON YOUR BEHALF AND GET THE SWORN AFFIDAVITS OF CLAIM AND OTHER LEGAL DOCUMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INTERNAL REVENUE BOARD HERE TO BACK UP THE CLAIM AS AN INHERITANCE CLAIM ANY WHERE IN THE WORLD SINCE I WILL
HAVE TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL FROM THE BANK AND THE ATTORNEY SINCE NOBODY HERE SHOULD KNOW THAT I AM THE ONE GIVING YOU THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THE DECEASED.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURE FAMILY.
BEST REGARDS
MICHAEL DUBE.
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