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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: "musa ali" <musaali@me.by>
Reply-To: musaali_699@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 17:17:49 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT NOTCIFICATION.
ATTN: Sir/Madam
THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR HUMBLE NOTICE, THAT I, THE PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA HAS TODAY BEING 30TH DAY OF May, 2008 RECIEVED
AN APPROVAL ORDER ON YOUR BEHALF TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF US$10.5 MILLION
DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA, UMARU MUSA YARADUA
HOWEVER, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE OF THE PAYMASTER
GENERAL AS STATED BELLOW, YOUR BANKING INFORMATIONS AS WE HAVE IT WITH US
HERE IN YOUR FILE, WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO:
WITH A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT AND ALSO YOUR TELEPHONE FOREASY
COMMUNICATION. FINALLY, YOU COULD REACH ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE NUMBER:
TEL;+234-80-25104127
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU URGENTLY.
YOURS FATHFULLY,
DR. MUSA ALI
PAYMASTER GENERAL OF NIGERIA
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