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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: Mallam Ribadu <m23401_ribadumonitor@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:34:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER.
FROM THE DESK OF.
ECONIMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION NIGERIA(EFCC)
OFFICE :BLOCK 144 FLAT 4 ALLEN AVENUE,OPP PRESIDENCIAL HOUSE
ALAUSA IKEJA.
LAGOS-NIGERIA
HOT LINES:234-1-4338362,234-803-3184399.
ATTN:
"RE-THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER"
WE WISH TO NOTIFY YOU THAT UPON THE LAMENTABLE REPORT WE RECEIVED FROM THE FBI AND CIA J.H. LAWRENCE C/O FBI HEADQUARTERS WASHINTON D.C REGARDING THE NIGERIAN FRAUD SCAM STARS BY USING INTERNET TO SELL PUPPIES,FUND WIRE TRANSFER,FAKE BANK CHEQUES,MONEY ORDER,CREDIT CARD ETC ,AFTER OUR RECENT
MEETING WITH THE NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES PRESIDENT OLUSHEGUN OBASONJO THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN CONJUCTION WITH THE ANTI ROBBERY DEPARTMENT,WHICH THEY HAS EMPOWERED US TO MAKE SURE WE TRACK ALL THOSE IMPOSTURES AT THE INTERNET THAT HAS BEEN DENTING THE IMAGE AND REPUTATION OF THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERA BY FRAUD.
I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS WAS DISCOVERED AS ONE OF THE VICTIM TO BE FRAUDED BY THE WEST AFRICAN SCAMIST(WAS) WICH YOU MIGHT BEEN PAID FOR A PARTICULAR THING AND WILL NOT GET ANY POSITIVE THING BACK FROM THEM RATHER THAN KEEP ON SENDING MORE MONEY PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENS AND THE REASON WHY YOU SENT THE MONEY TO THOSE IMPOSTURES CALLED INTERNET SCAMMER.WE ONLY NEEDED THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER FROM YOU BEFORE WE COULD PROCESS FOR YOUR REFUND FOR WHAT SO EVER YOU HAVE BEEN EXTORTED FROM.
AFTER ARRESTING OVER 20 OF THOSE INTERNET FRAUD STARS WHICH EACH OF THEM HAS VOLUNTIED ALL THE MONEY THEY EXTRACTED FROM EACH OF YOU,AND ON OUR CUSTODY WE ARE HAVING OVER $2,000.000.00(TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO SETTLE FOR THE VICTIMS AND 80% OF WERE AMERICANS.HERE THE NAME OF OUR SUSPECTS ARRESTED INCLUDES.
1)PASTOR PETER
2)REV PAUL
3)REV MIKE JOHNSON
4)PASTOR ANDY BURNETT
6)PASTOR ROBERT COTTIS
7)DR DANNY PEPPY
8)PASTOR KINGS
9)PASTOR CHARLES
10)RICHARDS DOM
11)PASTOR CHRIS
INFACT MANY OF THEM IN THE NAME OF PASTORS,WE ARE REALLY SORRY AND WE PROMISE THAT THIS SHOULD'NT HAPPEN AGAIN AS WE HAVE SET UP A SOLID PANEL BUT IN THE INTERNET TOWARDS THIS CASE.
YOU ARE TO RE-CONFIRM IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE US RE-FUND YOU ALL THE HAVE COLLECTED FROM YOU PEACEFULLY.
1)THE AMOUNT THEY COLLECTED FROM YOU
2)RE-CONFIRM YOUR TEL/FAX
3)YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
4)THE NAME OF THE SHIPPING AIL LINE THAT WAS USED TO CONVINCE YOU.
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND EMERGE WITH THE ONE WE HAVE HERE YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUND BACK TO YOU VIA SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT(SCCP) MAKE SURE YOU CALL ANY OF THE ABOVE NUMBER AS SOON AS YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MAIL.ONCE
AGAIN WE ARE SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU.
SINCERELY,
MALLAM RIBADU
CHAIRMAN EFCC WEST AFRICA.
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