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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: "office desk files" <desk5@me.by>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:41:34 +0100
Subject: UNITED NATIONS WORLD BANK PAYMENT PROGRAMME ASSISTANCE
UNITED NATIONS (WORLD BANK PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA
20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027
Attn: Beneficiary,
IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
We have been authorized by the UN secretary general,and the governing body
of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit to investigate the unnecessary delay
of your inheritance fund,recommended and approve the payment in your
favour.
During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that
your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials who are
trying to divertyour money into their private accounts, to forestall this,
security for your funds Was organized in the form of your personal
Identification number (PIN) ATM CARD this willenable only you have direct
Control over this fund, we have also agreed with the Presidency that we
will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created
by the these Officials.
We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from the
presidency we are happy to inform you that based on our
recommendation/instructions;your Entire Inheritances fund has been
credited in your favour through a pre-pay Maestro ATM card.
You are therefore advised you send your contact to (REV.BONA JACOB)
International Audit unit,United Nations Liaison Office Cotonou Benin
Republic on this EMAIL: (unitednationpaymentfiles@mighty.co.za ) to
collect
your original Bank Cash Payment Deposit slip to covert your funds to ATM
card cash, you can withdraw money from any ATM machine in any part of the
world, but the maximum is fifteen thousand dollars per a day.
Please contact (REV.BONA JACOB) confirming the following information:
1. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
2. YOUR FULL NAME
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
TO (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. HOME EQUITY {YES OR NO}.
6.VALID CREDIT CARDS ONLINE ACCESS {YES OR NO}.
NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH (REV.BONA JACOB) WITH
YOUR CORRECT CONTACT DETAILS. AND ALSO BE INFORMED THAT
THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID NOW IS (US$8,300,000.00)EIGHT MILLION THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY THE REST WILL BE PAID TO YOU AS SOON
AS YOU CONFIRM A RECEIPT OF THE CARD.
We expect your urgent response to this email to
enable us monitor this payment effectively.
CONGRATULATIONS.
MR JAN ELIASSON
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK
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