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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "john chukwu" <john_chukwu01@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:29:05 +0000
Subject: ATTN:MY FRIEND.
FROM DR JOHN CHUKWU
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
CEMAC BANK OF AFRICA,
COTONOU-BENIN REPBLIC.
PLEASE REPLY ME TO MY PRIVATE BOX johnchukwu02@yahoo.com
ATTN:MY FRIEND,
MY NAME IS DR JOHN CHUKWU, A BANKER BY PROFESSION AND CURRENTLY A DIRECTOR
WITH CEMAC BANK OF AFRICA COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC BRANCH. I GET YOUR NAME AND
ADDRESS IN MY SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE PERSON TO HELP ME CLAIM
THE SUM OF UD$15 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK BY ONE
OF OUR CUSTOMER WHO DIE WITH THE WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN ON THE 21ST DAY OF
APRIL 2000 IN A CAR CLASH ALONG NOVESSEL ROAD.
SINCE HIS DEATH NO ONE HAS COME UP AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND ALL OUR EFFORTS TO
LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAS PROVE ABORTIVE THAT WAS WHY I
DECIDED TO SEE IF I CAN GET ANYBODY WHO HAS THE SAME SURNAME OR LAST NAME
WITH HIM VIA INTERNET PREFERABLY SOME ONE OF THE SAME NATIONALITY WITH HIM
WHICH I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ALL THE QUALITIES WE NEED WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU
IS TO PRESENT YOU TO OUR BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO OUR DECEASED COSTUMER HE
WAS A DRILLING CONTRACTOR WITH SOME OIL COMPANIES HERE IN WEST
AFRICA,BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE
SAME SURNAME/LAST NAME WITH HIM AND HE IS FROM THE SAME COUNTRY WITH YOU.SO
IT WILL BE MORE ACCEPTABLE AND WISER TO PRESENT YOU THROUGH PAPER WORK TO
THE BANK FOR THE CLAIM OF THE TOTAL FUND. I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE NECESSARY
REQUIREMENTS THAT THE BANK MAY REQUEST FROM YOU AND FOLLOW UP THE TRANSFER
OF THE FUND INTO YOUR A/C AS AN INSIDER.
IT WILL INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT I AND MY PARTNERS HAS BEEN KEEPING OUR
EYES ON THIS FUNDS AND HAS PUT THE ACCOUNT BLIND AND COVERED TO THE PUBLIC
BY KEEPING
THE ACCOUNT DORMANT TO ENABLE OUR PLANS FOR THE FUNDS TO COME THROUGH AND
THIS IS THE TIME AND WE ARE HAPPY TO LOCATE YOU FOR THE PERFECTION OF THE
TRANSFER OF
THE FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK A/C TO BE GIVEN.
AS SOON AS I GET YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE I WILL UPDATE YOU ABOUT THE MODE OF
DISBURSEMENT AND WE WILL ALSO NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INVESTING IN YOUR COUNTRY
AS A WAY TO OF HELPING YOU PEOPLE WHO SUPPOSE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF
THIS FUNDS . LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE BY UPDATING
ME WITH YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION.
YOURS SPECIALLY
DR JOHN CHUKWU.
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