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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: "john mark" <johnmark.13@superposta.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:22:35 +0100
Subject: CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT
ATTENTION DEAR.
I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft
but did not heard from you since that time then I went an deposited the
Draft with BANK OF AFRICA.
PLC here in Cotonou, Benin Republic, because I travelled to Japan to see my
boss and will not come back till next month end.
I have arranged with them to make your payment to you with their new ATM
MASTER CARD which you can use to withdraw your money in any ATM MACHINE
around the globe/world. You have to contact the BANK OF AFRICA.with your
full contact informations such as follows:
1. FULL NAME,--------------------------
2. ADDRESS --------
3. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,-------------------------
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION,--------------
5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION,-----------
However, Kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your
ATM Master CARD.
DR, BEN EMMANUEL,
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA.
EMAIL: ( bkofafrica_102@live.com)
I had paid for all the processing and delivery charges, the only money that
your are going to pay to them is only $115 Dollars which they will use to
open your ATM Account with the Bank and send the ATM Master CARD to your
address. Try to contact them as soon as possible to quicken the process of
your Card before your Draft gets Expired. Let me know as soon as you receive
your ATM Master Card.
best regard
DRJOHN MARK
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