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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: timothyeze9@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:00:57 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Contact=20courier=20company=20for=20your=20Check?=
Dear Friend ,
It has been long we communicate last, am so sorry for the delay, I want
to
Inform you that your cheque of ($800,000.00) Which my boss asked me to mail
to you as soon as you requested it, is still with me.
But due to some minure issue you fails to respond at the Approprete time,
and presently the cheque is with me here in BENIN REPUBLIC. Though i had
a new contact from a friend of mine who works with one security company
here
in BENIN REPUBLIC that will deliver you your cheque at your door step with
a cheeper rate, which the company said that it will cost you the sum of
$98.00
U.S dollars only ,So you have to Contact them and register with them now.
You Only required to contact them and send your full information such as:
Your direct celphone Number,Home or Office: Address to Avoid wrong Delivery,You
should also tell the Company to give you the Information and how youw ill
send them the Delivery
fee ($98 usd) Immediately you Contact them before the cheque of $800,000.00
will be delivered to your door step.
Below is the Courier Company contact address: IMPEX SECURITY COMPANY CONTACT
PERSON: REV MARK KELLY,EMAIL:(impex_dubenin1@excite.com) Please do get back
to me as soon as you have contacted the security company because i have
already
submitted your cheque to them.
Thank you.
Barr Timothy Eze
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