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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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Fraud email example:
From: "Chuks Obiora" <chuksobiora22@msn.com>
Reply-To: chuksobiora02@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 13:18:39 +0000
Subject: How are you?? Very Urgent Proposition
DR CHUKS OBIORA
The Branch Manager.
American Merchant Bank Ltd
23McCarthy Street,Boston House
Wuse II, Abuja,
Email- chuksobiora02@yahoo.co.in
Attn: Dear Friend,
This email will come to you as a surprise since we do not know each other
before-now. well I got your e-mail through your country's
profile on the internet. And i humbly seek your willingness to assist in
this regard.
Friend, an account was opened in this bank in 1994 and since 2001 nobody has
operated this account again After going through
some old files in the bank records, I discovered it was involveing
(US$35.6M) THIRTY FIVE MILLIONSIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS. in account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr.
Morris Thompson an American who
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
which crashed on January 31 2000, including
his wife and only daughter. if I do not remit this money out urgently it
would be forfeited for nothing You shall read more
about the crash on visiting this site.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and
I am contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to
a local bank here, but can only be approved to any
foreign account because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of
the account was aforeigner too. I know that this
massage will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before,
We will sign an agreement, but be sured that it is real and a genuine
business.it is 100% risk free. And mind you,it's
confidentail. Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step
to take immediately.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total
amount while 5% will be for expenses both parties might
have incurred during the process of transferring this fund. I look forwrad
to hearing from you soonest via this email. You can as
well forward your direct telephone number for easier communication.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr Chuks Obiora
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