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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: "ecobanklimited@terra.es" <ecobanklimited@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 11:07:24 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: URGENCY:
URGENCY:
ECO-BANK PLC
Plot 697 Amodu Tijani Street ,
Off Sanusi Fafunwa Street , Victoria Island
COTONOU,BENIN DU REPUBLIQUE.
DO CONTACT US NOW ON THIS EMAIL
ECCOWASBANKPLC@YAHOO.CA
OR CALL US ON THIS NUMBER
+234 1 40 88 20 3 OR +234 1 85 11 01 3.
ATTENTION
MY NAME IS MR KOFFI BUCKNOR , DIRECTOR OF FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THIS BANK,
CORRESPONDENT BANK IN HOUSTON TEXAS USA. THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT RECENTLY ONE MRS.JNAET
WHITE CAME TO MY OFFICE TO LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE DEAD,
AND BEFORE YOU DIED,YOU INSTRUCTED/ASSIGNED HER TO CLAIM YOUR
FUNDS IN THE TUNE OF US$10.5MILLION THAT WAS LONG ABANDONED IN YOUR NAME.
SO HERE COMES THE BIG QUESTION:
(1)DID YOU ASIGN/INSTRUCT (MRS.JNAET WHITE) TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS?
(2)ARE YOU THROUGHLY DEAD?
IF NO, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY TO RE-CONFIRM THE DETAILS OF THIS
MESSAGE/MAIL WITHING 42HOURS, HENCE YOUR FUNDS IN THE TUNE OF US$10.5MILLION WILL BE
WIRED/TRANSFERED INTO HER ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.LASTLY, YOU ARE ADVICE TO
RECONFIRM THE DETAILS OF THIS MESSAGE AND GET BACK IMMEDIATELY WITH THE INFORMATION
BELLOW,SOON WE HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE PROVIDED INFORMATIONS BELOW WE SHALL IMMEDIATELY
SUBMIT YOUR DETAILS INFORMATION TO OUR FOREIGN REMITTANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICE IN
HOUSTON TEXAS,USA FOR IMMEDIATE WIRE/TRANSFER OBJECTIVE OF YOUR TOATL FUNDS INTO YOUR
OPEREATIONAL BANK ACCOUNT.
VIA INFORMATIONS:
FULL NAME .................................
TELEPHONE NUMBER...........................
FAX...none.................................
MOBILE NUMBERnone..........................
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.. .....................
AGE........................................
OCCUPATION../..............................
BUSINESS TYPE..............................
BANK DETAILS...............................
BANK NAME..................................
ADDRESS. ..................................
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER WHERE YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR TOTAL FUNDS INTO........................
ROUNTHING NUMBER...........................
ACCOUNT TYPE...............................
NOTE THAT ALL THIS INFORMATIONS MUST BE PROVIDED FOR RECOMFIRMATION TO ENABLE US WIRE YOUR
FUNDS INTO YOU PERSONAL ACCOUNT. EALSE,YOUR FUNDS WILL BE WIRED INTO HER ACCOUNT
WITHOUT ANY FORDER DELAY.
WE WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY TODAY
WITH BEST REGARDS,
MR KOFFI BUCKNOR
DIRECTOR OF TELEX DEPARTMENT.
ECO-BANK PLC.COTONOU,BENIN DU REPUBLIQUE.
+234 1 40 88 20 3
ECCOWASBANKPLC@YAHOO.CA
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