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Have you received an email from any bank or government official, like those named below offering to pay you for a debt owed?
It is a scam.
The scammer intends to to get hold of your money instead, by conning you into sending money for various "fees" to free the "funds in escrow". If you would like a step by step explanation of how this type of "Advance Fee Fraud" works, click here! Note some of the obvious scam clues that we have highlighted in the email below, such as excessive/incorrect use of CAPITAL letters, terrible spelling, grammar and punctuation, the use of free email accounts rather than a domain and website that matches the company's name, etc.
mribrahim_abu77@sify.com <"barrben01_williams@cresce.net"@cresce.net>
ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION, 15A Awolowo Road Ikoyi, Lagos NIGERIA.
Website: www.efccnigeria.org
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Plot 5,Okoi Way,
Victoria Island,
Lagos Nigeria.
Direct Line: +234-8029148658
EMAIL: korea_fedex_shipment1@post.ro
DATE: 15/04/2008.
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Hello Dear,
I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Eko Bank Benin told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i told him to cash $1.5 Million all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.5 Million in cash was made with FedEx Express Delivery COMPANY LTD.This in the information they need to delivery your package to you.
ATTN:REV.DR.STEVEN LONG
TEl: +229-936-844-79
TEL: +229-936-844-79
EMAIL: ( courierexpresscompany_fedex@yahoo.it )
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World Bank Claim Agent <revdrstephen.boris@hotmail.com> The Trust Bank of Ghana Sobukwe Rd. Farrar Avenue
Tel: +233-27-2825193
Fax: +233-27-4904515
Email address: trustbankltd.gh@gmail.com or trustbankltd.gh@gmx.com Accra-Ghana
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FedEx West Africa <fedex.west.africa@live.com> Western Union SHOP., payment details are listed below.
Name: Uche Magnus Obinna
Destination: Lagos-Nigeria
Test Question: Colour
Test Answer: Yes
Amount: $150
Mr. Paul Aderson
Dispatch Director.
Tel: +234 17 326 300
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rufai bakola <rufaibakola@sify.com>
I received your reply and the contents is well noted. However, my Boss paid for issuing of the bank draft and not for the delivery of the bank draft to you and I have already gone to verify the cost of sending the cashier's cheque to you by diplomatic courier companies and you can see below the delivery cost. these cost are including ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES and INSURANCE FEE
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"Mr Musa" <ecowas_delivery_company@yahoo.com>
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES OFFICE OF THE COUNSELLOR ECOWAS HEAD OFFICE PLOT 4, BLOCK 23, GARKI, ABUJA - NIGERIA
From the desk of Mr. sandar
Overseas Claims/Ecowas officePayment Unit
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"Sandra Wilson" <sandarwilson_5751@yahoo.com> EMAIL'ecowas_delivery_company@yahoo.com
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES OFFICE OF THE COUNSELLOR ECOWAS HEAD OFFICE PLOT 4, BLOCK 23, GARKI, ABUJA - NIGERIA
From the desk of Mr. sandar
Overseas Claims/Ecowas officePayment Unit
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"Nationwide Bank and Securities" <info.dept@onlinenationbandsuk.com>
Nationwide Bank Of England
1 Kings Park Road,Moulton Park,
Northampton NN3 6NW,
London, England
Fax: +44-707-502-3196
EMAILS: info@onlinenationbands-co-uk.com
Attention: Matt Damien
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"ANTI TERRORIST COMMISSION BENIN" <antc.bn@chef.net> "Gloria Chiny" <gloria_chiny@yahoo.fr> TO SECURE THE "ANTI TERRORIST CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE" TODAY, YOU ARE ADVICE TO SEND THE SUM OF US$685 ONLY THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER TO THE NAME OF OUR CLERICAL OFFICER BELOW:
RECEIVER NAME: IKELI IKWUNNE.
ADDRESS: COTONOU - BENIN REPUBLIC .
TEXT QUESTION: FROM WHOM?
ANSWER: ZAYATS.
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"Joyce Abidal" <mrs.joyce_abidal@yahoo.fr> You are to immediately contact the Payment officer in the Ecowas office in Abuja, Nigeria for claim of your donation. Please do contact the officer in the below information.
Payment Officer
Mr Fred Dickson
Counsellor, Ecowas Head Office, Abuja
Address:Plot 4, Block 23, Garki Abuja.
E-mail: ecowas.payout_office@yahoo.com
Do note that on contact with Mr. Fred Dickson, you are ............................................................................................................
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