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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: jerrymike <jerrymike@laposte.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:06:50 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT THEM IMMEDAITLEY!!!!!
DEAR FRIEND,
HOW ARE YOU DOING? I WRITE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE REGISTERED YOUR CHEQUE DRAFT, BUT THE MANAGER OF FINANCIAL TRUST BANK BENIN TOLD ME THAT BEFORE THE CHEQUE WILL GET TO YOU THAT IT WILL EXPIRE.
SO I TOLD HIM TO CASH THE $1.5 MILLION USDOLLARS AND ALL THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT OF DELIVERING THE $1.5 MILLION USD IN CASH WAS MADE WITH FEDEX COURIER SERVICE BENIN REPUBLIC.
AND I HAVE PAID FOR THE DELIVERY FEE OF THE BOX THE ONLY FEE YOU NEED TO SEND TO THEM IS THE SECURIT KEEPING FEE WHICH IS $ 105 USD TO ANEBLE THEM DELIVER YOUR BOX TO YOU.BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE PAY THET FEE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU CONTACT THEM FOR THE PACKAGE BECAUSE OF DEMURRAGE.
FURTHERMORE, WRITE A LETTER OF APPLICATION TO THE GIVEN ADDRESS BELOW. AND YOU SHOULD NOT BE DECEIVE BY ANY BODY TO PAY ANY OTHER MONEY AFTER PAYING FOR THE SECURITY KEEPING FEE WHICH IS $105USD.
DIRECTOR NAME: DR.MR, USMAN BELOW.
COMPANY PHONE NUMBER: +229-938-188-62.
COMPANY E-MAIL: (fedexcourie_companyplc1887@yahoo.fr).
HOWEVER, SEND THEM YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION TO ENABLE THEM LOCATE YOU IMMEDIATELY THEY ARRIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY WITH YOUR BOX.
BELOW IS WHAT THEY NEED FROM YOU.
1.YOUR FULL NAME______________________________________
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS___________________________________
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER__________________
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE_______________________
5.A COPY OF YOUR ID___________________________________
6.YOUR AGE_____________________________________________
7.COUNTRY______________________________________________
(NOTE). THE COURIER COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX. I REGISTERED IT AS A BOX OF AN AFRICA CLOTHS, THEY DON'T KNOW IT CONTAINED MONEY. THIS IS TO AVOID THEM DELAYING WITH THE BOX SO DON'T LET THEM KNOW THAT IS MONEY THAT IS IN THE BOX.
YOURS,
DR JERRY MIKE.
Créez votre adresse électronique prénom.nom@laposte.net
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