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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: "Gilmac Financial Services" <cititiconsultant@gawab.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: live_payment@gawab.com
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:52:56 +0200
Subject: Live Payment
ATTN:
You have been sent a payment, here is your payment information:
PAYMENT NOMBER: 03115027
PAYMENT DATE: 05/09/2007
PAYMENT VALUE: 750,000 USD
In order to receive you payment please confirm you identity in our verification page:
Dr. P. Brook
Gilmac Financial Services
Weeps-The Netherlands.
Tel: +31-634-254755
Fax: +31-847-118266
Email: live_payment@gawab.com
1). Full Names:..................
2). Residential Address: ........
3). Occupation:..................
4). Sex:.........................
5). Phone/Fax Numbers:...........
6). Country of Resident:.........
7). Nationality: ................
8). Payment Value:.........
9). Payment Number:...............
10). Amount.................
11). A scan or Fax Copy of any Valid Proof of your
Identification like International Passport or Driver's
License:................
All participants where selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and
30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from
all over the world drawn from Europe, Asia, Australia,
New Zealand, Middle East, Africa, North and South
America. Do note also that every email addresses that
were used on this program were gotten without the
knowledge of each recipient. Be informed here that all
winnings must be claimed not later than the 15th Day
of September 2007 and that anybody under the age of
18yrs is automatically disqualified and hereby not
eligible to apply for a claim of this amount.
Congratulations from our management as we expect you
to make good use of your funds. Do note also that
every email addresses that were used on this program
were gotten without the knowledge of each recipient.
www.live-payments.com
Please follow the given instructions.
After we receive your confirmation, we will send you the payment.
Thank You
Live-Payments staff
Mr,Franck William
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