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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: "Mr Philips Adams" <drndukwe10@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: transworldcourier_services@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:36:20 +0100
Subject: SECRETARY OFFICE
SECRETARY OFFICE
BP 1818 COCOTOMY ABEDMEY.
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
Dear Friend,
I have been waiting for you to come down here to pick up your Cashier Bank
Draft before,i left
Cotonou. Then I went and deposited the Draft with a Courier company name :
TRANS WORLD COURIER
SERVICES. here in Benin Republic,Please for your informations I travelled to
Japan to see my
boss as he instructed me and I did not know the time to come back. You are
to contact the TRANS
WORLD COURIER SERVICES. with the registration number,
independent/mtm/ped/214/2006 and also the
security code of 883kp to know when they will deliver your package, Bellow
is their Contact
Informations:
Attn: Sir. Bruno Mathew
Address : BP 15 Ste Ceceile Ave,
City: Cotonou
Country: Republic Du Benin.
EMAIL: transworldcourier_services@yahoo.fr
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee.
Finally, you have to reconfirm these information to them:
Your complete name Phone number
Residence or office address
Age
Occupation
Marital status
These information are necessary to avoid any mistake in delivery. Let me
know as soon as you
receive your Draft.
Regards,
Mr. Philips Adams.
Secretary
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