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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: Ms Okoro Linda <info@gtb.com>
Reply-To: miss.okoro1@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:02:24 +0200
Subject: HELLO DEAR MISS OKORO LINDA GTB PLC
Attention:-Sir/Madam I am an Accountant with GUARANTY TRUST BANK
NIGERIA, My name is Ms.Okoro Linda , I am the personal Account Manager
to Engineer Anderson A ,a National of your Country, who used to
work with (SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY) in Nigeria, as an
Expatriate. He died leaving the sum of $4,472,000.00 with no Next of
Kin. As the director of system and the only one aware of this fund I
seek to present you as the next of kin because you have the same last
name with my Late client. For more information contact me with you
details as below Names.......................
Address.................... Phone Numbers........................ I
can send to you my drivers license, including my international
passport and some of my photo if whichto see my face. N.B I will like
you to contact me through my alternative email address for security
reason so here is the email address : miss.okoro1@sify.com
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