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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: Fund Release <release45@msn.com>
Reply-To: <barrvernond@yahoo.se>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:21:33 +0000
Subject: AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE FOR MORE UPDATING
AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE FOR MORE UPDATING
Attn Hon Beneficiaries,
Your last name appears in my file two days ago, Through FMS office that you are among people approved to be paid half payment of $8.3 million dollars. Signed by the Vice President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, On behalf of Mr. President,but due to the fact that some officials are using that opportunity to collect beneficiaries huge amount of money to satisfy their own desires before transferring their fund.
In view of this all files have been moved to the Payment department for immediate remittance of beneficiaries fund either through a master debit card or a bank transfer which way you shall choose best shall be accepted by the board on contact with the fund transfer units,These informations are required of you, to confirm with the one we have already here in our file, if you are the rightful owner to be paid. Please get back to us with your information to enable us proceed on your payment immediately.
1) Your full name
2) Your occupation and age/sex
3) Your location and your house address
4) Your marital status
5) Your direct telephone number
Then you will have to contact this board and ask them to commence on the transfer of your funds immediately with this appended address below.
Please get to them with this informations urgently, thank and God
Bless you.
Yours Faithfully
Barr Vernon Dennis
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