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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: "azike mike" <mikeazike@student.com>
Reply-To: mikeazike18@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:32:01 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION:Beneficiary
ATTENTION:Beneficiary
From the records of outstanding foreign payments
due for release with banks in Nigeria, your name and contact was
discovered as next on the list of the outstanding foreigner's payment
which are still hanging on and who have not yet received their
payments.
I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you reconfirm your payment details so that
we can authenticate the claim legally. Also note that from our record
the Federal Government of Nigeria has only mapped out the sum of
US$6,700,000.00 Six million, seven hundred thousand united states
Dollars) to be released to you for now, after which the remaining part
of your claims will be released to you.
Kindly re-confirm to us the followings
(1) Your full name and mailing address.
(2) Telephone, and mobile
(3) Occupation:
(4) Age:
In receipt of the above information, your payment will be approved and
paid to you and wired to your nominated bank account or any other
payment means you are quire.
Yours truly,
MIKE AZIKE,
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