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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: "ECOWAS COMMISSIO" <ecowascommission5@ig.com.br>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:06:17 +0200
Subject: KINDLY CONACT COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE
Hello Dear,
Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the
fee for your Cheque Draft. And I went to Bank to confirm if the Cheque has
expired or getting near to expire and MR.SHARGUER AMBAH ECOBANK DIRECTOR
now told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will
expire.
So I told him to clear the $3,800,000,00 US Dollars into cash payment to
avoid losting of the funds.However all the necessary arrangement of
delivering the $3,800,000,00 US Dollars to you incash has been made here in
Cotonou Benin Republic and MR.SHARGUER AMBAH ECOBANK DIRECTOR has already
packaged the sum of $3,800,000,00 US Dollars in cash for me.Then he also
agreed of helping me and Register it as Consignment with FED-EX COURIER
SERVICE. Infact I thank God for helping me and see that all the effort i
made goes well.
As for our agreement with FED-EX COURIER SERVICES they promised that your
consignment will leave this Country soon as they hear from you,But the
Director *Robert C.Mario* said that they still need your contacts
informations so as to able there Diplomat Agent meet up with the delivering.
Please you are to write letter of application to the below address as well
as forwarding your contacts information to enable them locate you upon there
arrival in your country with the consignment .
1.YOUR FULL NAME......................................................
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS............................................
3. HOME OR OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER...........
Please make sure you send this needed info to Director General of FED-EX
COURIER SERVICES *Mr. Robert C. Mario*Tel 00229 97561813 Email:*
courierservices@hotmail.fr*<http://us.mc335.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=courierservices@hotmail.fr>
* or **courierservicesuz@gmail.com*<http://us.mc335.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=courierservicesuz@gmail.com>
Note.The contents of the Box are unknown to FEDEX COURIER SERVICES and it
was registered as a Box of an Africa cloths. They don't know it contains
money,this is to avoid them delaying with the Box or asking for more
delivering charges.Please never you allow them to know that the Box contains
money for security reasons.
I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of
FED-EX COURIER SERVICES through this phone line 00229 97561813
REGARDS,
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY (ECOWAS COMMISSION)
MOHAMED IBN CHAMBARS
Office Email: ecowas04@hotmail.fr<http://us.mc335.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ecowas04@hotmail.fr>
Phone:00229-97521027
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