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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: "dr jubril bello" <jubrilbello1@ldsliving.com>
Reply-To: drjubrilbello@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:41:30 -0700
Subject: From: The Office of Dr.JUBRIL BELLO
From: The Office of Dr.JUBRIL BELLO
Paymaster General of the Federation
Federal Ministry of Finance
ATTENTION:Sir/Madam,
EMAIL: drjbrlbello5@gmail.com
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 foreigners' payment which are stil 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
Governemnt of Nigeria has only maped 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, Fax and mobile #.
3) Occupation
4) Age .
In receipt of the above information, your payment will be approved and paid
to you by wired to your nominated bank account, you are advised to get back
to me immediately for more clarifications.
Yours truly,
EMAIL: drjbrlbello5@gmail.com
Dr.JUBRIL BELLO,
REMMITTANCE DEPARTMENT(CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
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