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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: "ECOBANK" <info@ecobank.com>
Reply-To: reimbursementdept07ecobnkplc@googlemail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:24:03 +1100
Subject: SCAM VICTIMS REIMBURSEMENTS PROGRAMMED.
El programa de detecci=F3n de Spam del sistema "dns1.ciberweb.com.mx", ha
identificado este mensaje como "correo basura". A=F9n as=ED, el
mensaje original no se ha borrado para su chequeo, si lo
era, podr=EDa bloquearlo en su programa de correo (cree un "filtro"
a partir de la etiqueta "X-Spam-Score"). Si tiene alguna duda,
contacte con el administrador para m=E1s detalles.
Contenido: THE BENEFICIARY. FRAUD VICTIMS/$500,000.00
BENEFICIARIES. OUR REF: 10667FV YOUR REF: 06654 Attention SCAM VICTIMS
REIMBURSEMENTS PROGRAMMED. I write to bring to your notice as a delegate
from the Nigerian Government Reimbursement Committee under the strict
supervision of the United Nations to pay 230 Nigerian 419 scam victims
the sum of $500,000.00 USD (five Hundred Thounsand Dollars) each.You are
however listed as one of the`beneficiaries for these payments.You are
expected to get back to us for your immediate reimbursement. [...]=20
Detalles del an=E1lisis: (8.2 puntos, 5.0 requeridos)
pts regla aplicada descripci=F3n
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1.0 UNDISC_RECIPS Valid-looking To "undisclosed-recipients"
1.0 SUBJ_ALL_CAPS Subject is all capitals
-1.4 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP
2.9 ADVANCE_FEE_3 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
3.0 ADVANCE_FEE_4 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
0.0 ADVANCE_FEE_1 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
1.6 ADVANCE_FEE_2 Appears to be advance fee fraud (Nigerian 419)
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