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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: MICHEAL FRANK <mc_frank026@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <williamsfrank_ecc@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 15:41:38 +0100
Subject: Compliments and Greetings !!!!!!!!
Attention My Dear, Compliments and Greetings, REF/ 149E- WFI-AABB 400,000 EURO.
This is to inform you that it has come to the notice of World Financial Institution and African Apex Banking Body WFI-AABB through our intelligence Monitoring complex the lose of funds by various individuals to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. I want to bring to your notice that I am delegated from this institution to pay 50 scam victims 400,000 Euro (Four Hundred Thousand Euro) each. This section mainly investigates cases of advance fee fraud (commonly called 419) i.e. obtaining by false pretence through different fraudulent schemes. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount. Your particulars were mentioned by one of the Syndicates who were arrested as one of their victims of the operations. So, Please provide a precise description of the fraudulent activity, the name of the individual or business entity whom you believe is involved in fraudulent activity and any evidence such as documents or anything else to substantiate the fraud describe .the information will allows us to be considered you among scammed victims to be paid this amount. Please also remember that you have to normally bear the following predetermined expenses for Processing and administrative fee ($115) .our only mode of payment is by money gram to you. So send your application for scrutiny and possible consideration then we shall give you the name to send the administrative fee and finally the approval amount will reach your hand not les than 48 banking hours Please confirm the bellow information.
First Name: ----------------------------------------Middle Name: ------------------------------------Last Name: ----------------------------------------Tel N°:------------------------------------------------Street Address: ----------------------------------City: State: ----------------------------------------Zip: ----------------------------------------------------Years at this address: ------------------------Date of Birth: -------------------------------------Occupation: ---------------------------------------Marital Status: -----------------------------------
Can we contact you to discuss your concerns in more detail? Yes or No If yes, please provides a way we can contact you below. (You may provide as much or as little information as you wish.) Would you be willing to come to our office here in Benin republic to give a statement? Yes or No .as soon as we confirm the above request and the fee, we will immediately transfer the mention amount to you.
Thanks and anticipating the urgent return of the information. Eric W Boma Director Account Integration
PLEASE SEND YOUR ANSWER TO THIS EMAIL: eric_boma@walla.com
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