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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:44:03 +0100
Subject: I HAVE REGISTERED YOUR CONSIGNMENT WITH FEDEX
Good Day,
=C2=A0
=C2=A0We have been waiting for you since to contact us for your Confirmab=
le Bank Draft of ($1,7m) United States Dollars which my husband kept for =
but we did not hear from you since that time. Then I went to the bank to =
confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Mr. Pana E=
ric the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to=
your hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the ($1,7m)USD UNIT=
ED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expira=
tion as I will be out out of the country for a 2 Months Course and I will=
not come back till end of=C2=A0 20th Dec. 2008.
What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY as soon a=
s possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of =
the expiring date.For your information, I have paid for the delivering Ch=
arges and=C2=A0 Insurance premium .
The only money you will send to the Courier Company to deliver your Consi=
gnment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($95.00 US) only =
being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Again, don't be =
deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $95.00 US Dollars. I wo=
uld have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will=
contact them and in case of demurrage.You have to contact the FEDEX COUR=
IER COMPANY now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bell=
ow;
Contact Person: Dr Henry Rick
Tel: +229 93 818865
Email;(federalexpress1@administrativos.com)
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct tele=
phone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask t=
hem to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over=
there and know when it will get to your address. Let me repeat again, tr=
y to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further d=
elay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $95.00 US Dol=
lars for their immediate action.
Note this. The FEDEX COURIER SERVICE company don't know the contents ofth=
e Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the c=
ontents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX.
Dont let them know that box contents money ok. I am waiting for your urge=
nt response.=C2=A0=20
Yours Faithfully,
Mr lilian Akuma
=C2=A0
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