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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: "MORRISE UBA" <m_uba10@ig.com.br>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 18:15:06 +0100
Subject: FROM ATM PAYMENT CENTER
* * *SWIFT CARD CONSULTANT (CBN)*
*ECO BANK OF BENIN PLC *
*COTONOU REPUBLIC
ADDRESS COTONOU NO C/ *
*LOT. 22/524 OLOMOUKO
EXPRESS WAY MIDOMBO 711 *
*AKPAKPA
**
*
*ATTENTION:
WE GOT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION THROUGH MR.KIKI ROYMOND SECRATERY, AND HE
DEPOSITED THE SUM OF ($1.5M) One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars INTO OUR CARE and We write to inform you about our new banking
system now which is "Global ATM Card Payment", with this card you can
withdraw money in any Bank that has the ATM Machine Centre without any
delay, as you can withdraw maximum of $4200 every day.
SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND $1.5M IN THIS WAY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW
BY CONTACTING ATM Card Payment BANK DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.*
* **1. Full name...............................
2. Country location..........
3. Home address.....................
4. Your City.......................
5. Home and office phone number.......
6. Marital Status.........................
7. Occupation.............................
8. My Date of birth......................
9. Sex.................................
10 A copy of your picture.............* **
*We will be waiting to hear from you if you are ready to receive your funds
through our new Banking system without any stress, reply in our privet
email: ( **post_line010@live.fr* <w_a_p_c@yahoo.fr><info_line0@yahoo.com.sg>
* )
NOTE that once we hear from you, we will instruct you on how you will send
the money to our Assistant Agent Name in this ATM Payment centre, Please
contact us back Immediately WITH THIS ATM PAYMENT CARD PRIVET MAIL: ( **
post_line010@live.fr* <w_a_p_c@yahoo.fr> <info_line0@yahoo.com.sg>* ) and
the Contact person is Dr. Oscar Benson, ATM PAYMENT Director. For the ATM
Opening processing fee which is $95. ONLY for the processing fee.*
**
* ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH
ANY OTHER PERSON (S) OR OFFICE (s). THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN
FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT. EMAIL ATM PAYMENT CENTER AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE
THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION IN THIS REGARDS AND ALSO UPDATE
ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.
*
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*We look forward to hear from you soon, so that we can give you the Name
that you will use to make the payment and the ATM CARD USAGE.
Yours truly,
Mr. Morrise Uba*
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