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The following scam communication usually results in a check scam being attempted by the scammer. The check scam takes place when the scam victim attempts to cash a fake check. After the check is cashed, the scam victim sends the money back to the scammer to pay expenses. Paying these alleged expenses will allow the huge fortune to be released to the scam victim. However, when the bank discovers the fake check the money is taken out of the victim’s account. The check scam completes successfully when the scammer receives the money. In this scam letter, the check scam would take place when the potential scam victim decides that their personal ethics would allow them to pretend that they are the bank accountant's deceased client's next of kin. The next question according to the scammer would be: Can the scammer trust the scam victim who has such personal ethics? As long as the scam victim receives the fake check, do the questions about trustworthiness and personal ethics remain relevant? After all, the spelling and grammar issues in some of these check scam letters apparently are not. Can i trust you? Wednesday, April 9, 2008 9:00 PM
From: "Daniel Arinze" My Good Friend, Greetings to you! Please do accept my apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you. My name is Rev. Daniel Arinze, a bank accountant. I wish to know if we can work together. I would like you to stand as the next of kin to my deceased client who made some deposits to my bank. He died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate. Fortunately, both of you have the same last name so it will be very easy to make you become his official next of kin. If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give you Comprehensive details on what we are to do. I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.
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Best regards This check scam example is for demonstration purposes only. Do not respond to this scam communication. Report a scam to authorities such as the email service provider and the FBI. Check scams such as these should be identified and avoided. One of the hallmarks of a check scam letter is the issue of confidentiality and trust. Ironically, the scammer wants the scam victim to keep quiet while at the same time the same exact scam email is being sent all over the Internet through a mailing list. Return to Phishing Internet Scams Home Page » Return to Check Scam Home Page |