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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: "infor member" <informember001@gala.net>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 02:41:47 +0200
Subject: CONTACT THE IMPEX SECURITY COMPANY FOR YOUR PARCEL
Dear Friend,
It has been long we communicate last, am so sorry for the delay, I want to
Inform you that your cheque of (USD$1.6Million ($1.600.000.00) Which my boss
asked me
to mail to you as soon as you requested it, is still with me.
But due to some minure issue you fails to respond at the Approprete time,
and presently the cheque is with me here in BENIN REPUBLIC.
Though i had a new contact from a friend of mine who works with one security
company here in BENIN REPUBLIC that will deliver you your cheque at your
door step with a cheeper rate, which the company said that it
will cost you the sum of $105 usd,
So you have to Contact them and register with them now.And make sure that
you furnish him with the following:information such as:Your full name
Your direct celphone Number,Home or Office:Address to
Avoid wrong Delivery,
You should also tell the Company to give you the Information and how you
will send them the Delivery fee ($105 usd) Immediately you Contact them
before the
cheque of USD$1.6Million will be delivered to your Door step.
Below is the Courier Company contact address:
IMPEX SECURITY COMPANY
CONTACT PERSON: ROBERT BELLO
EMAIL: impexcompany@mail.md
Thank you,
Mrs Rose Mark
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