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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: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:52:58 +0100
Subject: CONTACT YOUR ATM CARD DEPARTMENT
HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND,=20
NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT OF ( USD$1.5m) ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED=
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PA=
CIFIC, THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO W=
ITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, SO IF YOU=
LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY,PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY CONTACTING=C2=
=A0 ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LIS=
TED BELOW.
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 POSSITION TO RELEASE YO=
UR ATM PAYMENT CARD.
REV DR.JUDE AGADA=C2=A0 ACCOUNT OFFICER,=20
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT=20
Tell; 00229=C2=A0 98 70 30 52
EMAIL:(contactatmpay_center0114@yahoo.fr
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT A=
ND YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR=
OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.NOTE THAT BECAU=
SE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-=
0411) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER B=
Y USING IT AS YOUR
SUBJECT.
REGARDS
KEN BARR
=C2=A0
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