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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: "KENT HAMILTON" <kham53@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:28:51 +0200
Subject: NOTE AND CONTACT THEM URGENTLY
NOTE AND CONTACT THEM URGENTLY
Dear Friend,
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of US$2,500,000.00 but I did not hear from you. Then I went and
deposited the draft with USPS Courier Service, Cotonou-Benin Republic before
I travelled out of the country for a 3 Months Course.
What you have to do now is to contact the USPS Courier Company as soon as
you receive this email to know when they will deliver your package to you
because of the expiry date. For your information, I have paid for the
delivery Charge and Insurance premium fee of the draft.
The only money you will send to the USPS Courier Company to deliver your
draft direct to your address is US$170.00 only being Security Keeping Fee of
the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any
other money except USD170.00. I would have paid that but they said no
because they don't know when you will contact them and considering also the
demurrage charge it will incur before you contact them. You have to contact
the USPS Courier Company now for the delivery of your draft with this
information below;
Contact Person: Dr Joshua Amara
Email Address: uspscourier@hotmail.fr
Tel: 00 229-97-849-735
Finally, make sure that you re-confirm your delivery address and direct
telephone number to them to avoid any mistake in the delivery. Ask them also
to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package while on
transit to ensure effective delivery.
Let me repeat this, try to contact them as soon as you receive this email to
avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee
of USD170.00 for their immediate action. You should as well let me know
through email as soon as you receive your draft.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Kent Hamilton
khamilton_imf@yahoo.com
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