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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: drolatilewa@microcamp.com.br
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:37:29 -0200
Subject: SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT




SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENTPRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENTS AND
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT. CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}





Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way your
inheritance fund was handled by our correspondense office. After Extentive
close door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the
Government, Subcommittees of the House Of Assembly and the House of Rep,
Federal Republic of Nigeria.





It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Heritance Fund would be released on
a special method of payment, which tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD. This
method of payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud perpetration
or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies.Either Through Anti Terrorist
Certificate or other certificates.This Swift Credit Card would be issued to
you upon meeting with the Bank Requirement.





This office, has Been Mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the SWIFT
CREDIT CARD.And that your inheritance payment file should be passed to my
desk for clarification .Upon Certification that your file is ok. This Office
would Direct you on how to receive your over Due inheritance fund via SWIFT
CREDIT CARD.The SWIFT CREDIT CARD would be delivered to you via Courier. In
the light of this aforementioned, You are required to furnish this office
with the following information:





Your Name: Address. Median:Name Your Next of Kin Name:And your date of
Birth:Your telephone and fax:





This Informations would be used in openning of an account here .It's from
here that the ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in your
favour with the Credt card Number and all your information inserted into the
card. Upon completion of this issuance of the Credit Card,It would be send to
you via Courier to your residential Address.





Urgently furnish this office with your Contact information in order to
reconfirm if it's in line with the one contained in our payment data.Be
informed that your fund has been called back and it's now in a suspence
Account here in Our Bank. A new Account has to be opened in your Name Before
The Swift Credit Card is issued.





Waiting for an urgent response.





Yours Faithfully,Dr. John Olatilewa (Secretary).


_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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