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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: "george_abbe7@yahoo.com" <aabbgg04@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:37:24 -0700
Subject: Good Day.
*Good Day.
I bring you greetings. My name is Mr. ABBEY GEORGE, I am a staff of ZENITH
BANK PLC, NIGERIA. Our late customer name Mr. Wang Xuemin made a number of
times in a fixed deposit account valiued at US$19.3M, he did not declare any
next of kin in all his official paper work. I want you as a foreigner to
stand as the beneficiary to transfer this funds out of my bank into your
nominated bank account and after the successful transfer, we shall share in
the ratio of 30% for you and 70% for me. Should you be interested, please
send me your:
1. Full Names,
2. Current Residential Address,
3. Telephone, Fax and Mobile Numbers,
4. Profession, Age, Sex and Marital Status.
5. your bank account info./ address of your bank
All I need IS your assistance and coperation for the successful transfer of
this funds into your nominated bank account. Please get back to me urgently
so that i can procure the neccessary papper work to put you in place as the
beneficiary of this fund. *
*Regards,
ABBEY GEORGE. *
* *
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