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The United Kingdom Interpol - Bureau of National Investigation Advance Fee Scams

The fake "United Kingdom Interpol/Bureau of National Investigation" email below is a scam. Recipients are asked to delete it and should not follow the instructions in it. The fake email is being sent by scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money or personal information. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum.

A "United Kingdom Interpol/Bureau of National Investigation" Advance-Fee Scam

From: Bureau of National Investigation. <edmundquist@bni.gov.gh>

Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 1:53 PM

To: mjcwarwick@msn.com

Subject: Good News My Friend

Attention:

Your Email was found in our database as a scam victim. The Government is to compensate all victims of scam with the sum of $170,000.00

To effect the release of your Fund you are kindly advised to contact the Director of payment and delivery Officer Mr Lawrence Adumante with following information email (lawrence.adumante@hotmail.com) and telephone number (+233-50-834-6845) in contact with him do provide the following information:

Your names:

Address:

Phone:

Occupation:

Age:

Yours sincerely,

Edmund Quist

Secretary

CC: United Kingdom Interpol / Bureau of National Investigation.

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