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The email message below with the subject: "We have deposited the check of your fund," is fraudulent and you should not respond to it with your personal information. The email message is a fake. Every month, thousands of these email messages are sent out by scammers to trick their potential victims into stealing their personal information and money.
Remember, never send your personal information to anyone in an email message or send money to someone who contacted you via an email message.
Attn: Our Esteem Customer,We have deposited the check of your fund ($4.500`000`00USD) through Western Union department after our final meeting regarding your fund, All you will do is to contact Western Union director Dr. Gary Mark via E-mail(western.union188@outlook.com)He will give you direction on how you will be receiving the funds daily.Remember to send him your Full information to avoid wrong transfer such as,Receiver's NameAddress:Country:Phone Number:Though, Mrs.Anaet Mark has sent $6000 in your name today Senders so contact Dr.Gary Mark or you call him 229-68944226 as soon as you receive this email and tell him to give you the Mtcn, sender name and question/answer to pick the $6000 Please let us know as soon as you received all your fund,Best RegardsThanks,Dr. Philip Ezeson
Attn: Our Esteem Customer,
We have deposited the check of your fund ($4.500`000`00USD) through Western Union department after our final meeting regarding your fund, All you will do is to contact Western Union director Dr. Gary Mark via E-mail(western.union188@outlook.com)He will give you direction on how you will be receiving the funds daily.Remember to send him your Full information to avoid wrong transfer such as,
Receiver's NameAddress:Country:Phone Number:
Though, Mrs.Anaet Mark has sent $6000 in your name today Senders so contact Dr.Gary Mark or you call him 229-68944226 as soon as you receive this email and tell him to give you the Mtcn, sender name and question/answer to pick the $6000 Please let us know as soon as you received all your fund,
Best RegardsThanks,Dr. Philip Ezeson
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Here is another scam: - Original message - From: "Mrs.Cindy Franics" Date: 2/9/18 10:10 AM (GMT-08:00) Subject: We have deposited the check of your fund ($2,700,000,00USD) Attention, We have deposited the check of your fund ($2,700,000,00USD) through Money Gram after our finally meeting regarding your fund, All you will do is to contact Money Gram Director Mr.Patrick Johnson Email:(moneygram479@yahoo.com) He will give you more direction on how you will be receiving the funds $4000 twice daily. Remember to send him your Full information to avoid wrong transfer such as: Full name:_ Country:_ City_ Age:_ Your Home Address_ Phone number_ Copy of your ID_ Sex_ The first payment of $4000 is about to be send today in your name So contact their Director Mr.Patrick Johnson as soon as you receive this email or call him 229 62096446 and tell him to give you the Mtcn, to pick the $4000 Please let us know as soon as you received all your fund, Yours Faithful Mrs.Cindy Franics
