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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: Prince Ahmed Mustapha <prince_ahmeduk@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 10:48:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE:IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT
FROM THE DESK OF MALLAM BELLO
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT CENTER,
FORCE HEADQUATERS,
ABUJA--NIGERIA.
8TH JULY,2006.
ATTN:SIR,
FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION
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THIS IS TO DUELY INFORM YOU THAT THIS ANTIFRAUD COMMISSION WAS CREATED ON THE 12TH OF MAY 2004 TO LOOK INTO THE FRAUDLANT PRACTICES OF SOME FACELESS IDIOTS OF NIGERIANS WHO USES SPAM LETTERS TO DEFRAUD SOME INNOCENT FOREINGNERS IN THE NAME OF ONE CONTRACT OR THE OTHER.
WE WISH TO INFORM YOU SIR,THAT THIS FRAUDSTERS ARE NOT WORKING WITH ANY OF THIS ESTABALISHMENT THEY ARE CLAIMING TO BE WORKING.THIS IS THE REASON WHY THIS ANTIFRAUD UNIT WAS CREATED BY THE HEAD OF STATE OF NIGERIA,PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO.THIS ANTIFRAUD COMMISSION SOLE AIM IS TO STOP THIS FRAUDSTERS FROM DUPING INNOCENT PEOPLE.WE ARE HERE,TO GET THEM ARRESTED,PROSECUTE THEM AND SUBSEQUENTLY JAIL THEM.
SIR,YOUR ATTENTION IS HIGHLY NEEDED SO THAT WE CAN GET THEM ARRESTED QUICKLY.HOW CAN YOU HELP US?. SIR,YOUR NAME APPEARED IN THE LATETEST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELEASED BULLETIN AS ONE OF THOSE THAT WAS DEFRAUDED BY THIS FRAUDSTERS IN THE NAME OF ONE CONTRACT OR THE OTHER.YOU ARE TO HELP US BY SENDIND TO US ALL THE PHONE NUMBERS OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE HAD DEALINGS WITH.WITH THEIR PHONE NUMBERS,WE WILL EASILY GET THEM ARRESTED.
THE HEAD OF STATE OF NIGERIA,CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FRAUDSTERS.THEY HAVE DAMAGED THE GOOD IMAGE OF NIGERIA.TODAY,NIGERIA IS BEEN TAGGED AS THE MOST CORRUPT COUNTRY IN THE WORLD BECAUSE OF THIS USELESS IDIOTS.THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO CORRECT THIS IMPRESSION.
SIR,I WANT TO USE THIS OPPURTUNITY TO INFORM YOU AGAIN THAT YOU DID NOT DO ANY CONTRACT WITH NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT.YOU WERE DECEIVED BY THIS FRAUDSTERS.
SIR,THE GOOD NEWS NOW IS THAT THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA,CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO HAS AGREED TO PAY ALL THE FORIGNERS THAT WERE AFFECTED ALL THEIR MONEY .SIR,ALL WE WANT IS UTMOST SINCEREITY AND YOU WILL GET ALL YOUR MONEY BACK. SO YOU ARE REQUESTED TO SEND IN THIS INFORMATION:
1:ALL THE CONTACT INFORMATION YOU HAD WITH THIS FRAUDSTERS.
2:YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.
3:YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO SEND IN THIS INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY ON THE
RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL.YOU WILL BE ADVICE ACCORDING AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE YOUR INFORMATION.
PLEASE SIR,YOU ARE TO SEND TO US THE PHONE NUMBERS OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE DUPED YOU BEFORE AND THE ONES THAT ARE DEALING WITH YOU NOW.WE WANT TO GET THEM ARRESTED IMMEDIATELY.YOU WILL BE DUELY INFORMED ON HOW YOU ARE TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY.
HENCEFORTH,PLEASE DESIST FROM ANY ONE TELLING YOU ONE STORY OR THE OTHER.RATHER,YOU CAN PRETEND TO BE NICE WITH THEM AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO FORWARD THEIR NUMBER TO THIS ANTIFRAUD COMMISSION.
PLEASE,DO NOT PAY ANY MONEY TO ANYBODY ASKING YOU TO MAKE ANY PAYMENT.THEY ARE REFERED AS 419 IN NIGERIA.
AWAITING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
YOURS FAITHFULY
DR PRINCE AHMED,
234-8123078.
N/B:CALL ME IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE CLARIFICATION
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