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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: "ECOBANK COMPENSATION PAYMENTS" <ecoun_compensation2008@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:50:48 -1200
Subject: SCAMMED VICTIM/1 MILLION BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 1MILLION USD
ECOBANK/UNITED NATIONS 2008 COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS DIRECTOR
ATTN: SIR/MADAM,
SCAMMED VICTIM/1 MILLION BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654
1MILLION USD
I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you
through the Post Office was returned undelivered. I hereby
attempt to reach you via your e-mail address. This is to
bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United
Nations to Central bank Nigeria to pay 100 Nigerian 419 scam
victims $1 Million each, you are listed and approved for
this payments as one of the scammed victims, get back to us
as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $1
Million compensations funds.
On this faithful recommendations want you to know that
during the last UN meetings held at Abuja Nigeria, it was
alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on
the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists
operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other
to retain the good image of the country, the president of
the country is now paying 100 victims of this operators $1
Million USD each, Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking
systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid by Central
bank Nigeria as corresponding paying bank under funding
assistance by the Royal Bank Of Scotland London.
According to the number of applicants at hand, 84
beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from
the United States, we still have more 20 left to be paid the
compensations of $1 Million each. Your particulars was
mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos
Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are
hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message
to him for any reason what so ever, the US secret service is
already on trace of the criminal.
For more vital information, please
visit:http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/news2007.htm
You are to receive your compensations payments via (1) wire
transfer, (2) Bank Draft or (3) ATM Card, I shall feed you
with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.
Yours faithfully,
Rev.Senator Rahman Lambo
Chairman House Committee
Scammed Victims Compensation Payment.
Direct Line:+234 803 557 7487
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