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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: "Benin Republic Mr Nuhu James" <nuhujames1@gala.net>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 23:53:14 +0100
Subject: l have deposited the cheque with Oceanic Bank
Good Day
I have been waiting for you to come down here and pick your Bank Draft, but
did not hear from you since that time so I went and deposited the Draft with
Oceanic Bank plc here in Benin Republic, because I am travelling to Japan to
see my boss and will not come back till next month end. I have arranged with
them to make your payment to you with their new ATM MASTER CARD of
$1.5million us dollars which you can use to withdraw your money in any ATM
MACHINE around the globe. You have to contact the Oceanic Bank Plc with
your full contact informations such as follows.
1. FULL NAME
2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
3 PHONE /CELL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
However, Kindly contact the below person who is in position to release YOUR
ATM CARD.
REV MARTINS MBANO DIRECTOR,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OCEANIC BANK PLC
MOBILE:+229-93-900173 EMAIL:( oceanicbankgroup@sify.com )
Note.That it was agreed that you will send to them the sum of 185usd Only
for the processing of your master card. So Try to contact them and ask them
how you will send the $185 to receive your ATM card,please contact them as
soon as possible to quicken the processing of your card before your draft
gets Expired . Let me know as soon as you receive your A T M Card of
$1.5million USA dollars.
Thanks
Mr NUHU JAMES
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