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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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Fraud email example:
From: david watara <watara_david03@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: davidappiahkey1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 11:07:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,
Attn: Beneficiary,
Re:Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification
Your Name And Your Contact Details Was Given To This Office In Respect Of Your Total lnherited/Contract Sum Owed To You Which You Have Failed To Claim Because Of Either Non-Compliance Of Official Processes Or Because Of Your Unbelief Of The Reality Of Your Genuine Payment.
We Wish To Bring To You The Solution To This Problem. Right Now We Have Arranged Your Payment Through Our Swift Card Payment Centers, That Is The Latest Instruction From Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)
This Card Center Will Send To You An ATM DEBIT Card Which You Will Use To Withdraw Your Money In Any ATM Machine In Any Part Of The World, So If You Like To Receive Your Fund In This Way, Please Let Us Know By Contacting Us Back And Also Send The Following Information As Listed Below
1. Full Name
2. Phone And Fax Number
3. Address Were You Want Them To Send The ATM Card To
(P.O Box Not Acceptable)
4. Your Age And Current Occupation
5. Attach Copy Of Your Identification
CONTACT PERSON:
REV STEVEN JONES
DEPUTY GOVERNOR,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC
ATM CENTRE OF INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL: (revstevenjns@yahoo.com)
We Have Been Mandated By The ECOWAS Parliament To Issue Out $5.5 Million As Part Payment For This Year 2008. Also For Your Information, You Have To Stop Any Further Communication With Any Other Person (S) Or Office(S) To Avoid Any Hitches In Receiving Your Payment.
Note That Because Of Impostors, We Hereby Issued You Our Code Of Conduct, Which Is (ATM-110) So You Have To Indicate This Code When Contacting The Card Center By Using It As Your Subject.
Wait For Your Expedite Response.
Yours In Service,
Mr. Watara David
KTT
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