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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: "Jerry Mike" <jerrymike1115@centrum.sk>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:23:11 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FINACIAL BANK PLC FOR YOUR ATM CARD
GOOD DAY,
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU SINCE TO COME DOWN HERE AND PICK YOUR BANK DRAFT BUT DID NOT HEAR FROM YOU SINCE THAT TIME THEN I WENT AND DEPOSITED THE $2.5 MILLION USD DRAFT/CHEQUE IN THE BANK.
WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.
KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD.
SEND YOUR INFORMATION WHICH THEY WILL USE TO SEND THE CARD TO YOU.
1. FULL NAME
2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
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 CARD.
REV DR.MATHEW OKOH DIRECTOR,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT FINACIAL BANK PLC
Tel: + 229-93017504.
EMAIL: bankdubenin1@yahoo.fr
I have paid for the processing and delivery charges.The only Money that your are going to pay to them is only $152 Dollars which they will use to obtain the Affidevit Of Onwership from the Federal High Court Of Benin Republic .
Try to contact them as soon as possible to quicken the processing of your card before your draft gets Expired . Let me know as soon as you receive your Card.
Thanks
Barr Jerry Mike.
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