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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: "Richard Wood" <unitednations01@mail.mn>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:27:01 -0700
Subject: BENEFICIARY..............
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR
PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN
RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT.
SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE
NON-OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND
TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVICE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO
STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A
SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.
THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS
ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL HAS APPROVED TO PAY YOU PART PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT
/ INHERITANCE PAYMENT VALUED OF USD$1,800,000.00 (ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) THIS IS TO ENABLE YOU PAY YOUR DEBTS AND
SUPPORT THE CHARITY ONES AROUND YOU.
THE ABOVE SUM WAS RECOVERED FROM THE SCAMMERS WORLDWIDE TO COMPENSATE
VICTIMS TO ENABLE THEM MEET THEIR NEEDS. THIS BODY DO HEREBY GIVE THIS
IRREVOCABLE APPROVAL ORDER WITH THIS RELEASE CODE: GNC/3480/06/08 IN YOUR
FAVOR FOR YOUR CONTRACT ENTITLEMENT AND YOUR INHERITANCE FUND WHICH YOU HAVE
NOT RECEIVED YET FROM THE PREVIOUS BANK (S), NOW IT WAS APPROVED BY THIS
COMMITTEE, THAT YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND SHOULD BE RELEASED THROUGH
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION.
SO YOU ARE ADVISED TO PRESENT ANY OF YOUR CHOICE, ON HOW YOU WANT TO RECEIVE
YOUR FUND, SO IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSFER YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE
BELOW INFORMATION.
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
I AM CONTACTING YOU IN REGARDS TO THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN BY UNITED NATIONS,
PLEASE I WILL URGE YOU TO TRY AND INDICATE ON HOW YOU WANT YOUR FUND TO BE
RELEASED TO YOU.
FINALLY, YOU ARE THEREBY REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE
ON FOREIGN CONTRACT AND INHERITANCE FUND PAYMENT COMPENSATION NOTIFICATION
WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
THROUGH OUR PAYING BANK.
CONTACT PERSON: DR. BENSON DAVE
EMAIL ADDRESS: bendave4@hotmail.com
ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH
ANY OTHER PERSON(S) , OFFICE(S) AND BANK (S). THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES
IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT.
REGARDS,
MR. RICHARD WOOD
(ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE)
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