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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: Equitorial Trust Bank LTD <etbknig012@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <etbk@pc.nu>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:53:34 +0000
Subject: YOUR SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT AWAITING YOUR LEGAL CLAIM
FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR,SWIFT CARD PAYMENT.EQUITORIAL TRUST BANK. (ETB)
ATTN: SIR/MADAM.
YOUR SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT AWAITING YOUR LEGAL CLAIM
IT WAS RESOLVED BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT THROUGH THIS PAYING BANK (EQUITORIAL TRUST BANK LTD) THAT YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS SHOULD BE RELEASED TO YOU ON A NEWLY APPROVED METHOD TAGGED "SWIFT CREDIT CARD, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO RE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS AS STATED BELOW:
FULL NAME
ADDRESS PHONE AGE OCCUPATION
BE ADVISED THAT AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THIS MAIL THIS BANK WILL NOT HESITATES TO EDUCATE YOU ON THE IMMEDIATE DISPATCH OF YOUR "SWIFT CREDIT CARD" WHICH YOU HAVE TENDER TO YOUR BANK FOR EASY ASSESS TO YOUR FUNDS.
ON BEHALF OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA WE SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!!
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. NORRIS AKABUDIRECTOR ONSWIFT CARD PAYMENT.EQUITORIAL TRUST BANK. (ETB)
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