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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:28:31 +0100
Subject: CONTACT OCEANIC BANK MONEY TRANSFER FOR YOUR FUND
Good day:
How are you doing? I waited for you as our arrangement to come down here to
pick up your $2.5,millions,US dollars
bank draft, but i did not hear from you again, i hope all is well?
I am now in paraguay just like i told you last time that i will be going for
an investiment projects, i will be back by ending
of next month. Meanwhile i have deposited the bank draft to the OCEANIC BANK
PLC in Benin republic with the total
amount of $4.8millions,US dollars.
The arrangement I made with them is that they will be sending you $6,000USD
daily to make it easier and faster
Therefore i want you to contact them as soon as possible so that they will
start sending the money to you OK. Here is
there contact address
OCEANIC BANK PLC
BENIN REPUBLIC
Mr. KENNETH EZE
E-mail:(oceanicbankplc08@mail.ru )
Phone:(+229) 98630277
FAX:(+229) 93011287
This is the information they will need from you.
YOUR FULL NAME______________
YOUR COUNTRY__________________
YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER__________
A COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT__________
My regards to your family
DR FRANK BEN
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