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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: "Dr. Ignatius Imala" <dr.ignatius2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.ignatius234@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:40:03 -0500
Subject: From: Dr. Ignatius Imala
From: Dr. Ignatius Imala,
Director, Debit Card Dept.
Special Payment Scheme
Central Bank of Nigeria
EMAIL:dr.ignatius234@yahoo.co.uk
Attn: Contractor,
YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA DEBIT CARD
Dear Friend,
This is to inform you that due to the numerous fraudulent activities of some
government officials here, the presidency has directed that your long over
due payment now be finally settled through this newly inaugurated special
payment scheme.
In this payment scheme, your payment is to be programmed into an HSBC VISA
CARD ACCOUNT; this is a Central Bank of Nigeria new working relationship
with HSBC London, which was put in place to curb incidents of fraud. In this
said arrangement, your payment shall be uploaded into a HSBC VISA CARD that
will enable you either to download your payment at any ATM machine or at
your local bank account.
However, for the purpose of proper verification of your identity, among
other relevant information and release of your VISA CARD to you, it is
important you contact the office of the director, debit card Dept. Special
payment at the above listed address.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Ignatius Imala
Director, Banking Supervisor
Debit Card Dept
(Special Payment Scheme)
Central Bank of Nigeria
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