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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Jutland House London Investment eMail Scam

Did you receive the email below? If so you unfortunately are not being sought to take part in an GBP 18.5 Million transfer, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:

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From: Mr Anderson [mailto:vitambulo@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 11:38 PM
To: feras@buffalo.com
Subject: Investment

Dear,

Thanks for finding time to read this proposal.After thinking
about this transaction and the need to make contact with someone to
assist me do it,I found it interesting and decided to contact you for this business transaction.

Be so kind to contact me at your earliest
convenience for a possible business deal involving money transfer
of about GBP 18.5 Million.

I am presently in London working as an
investment consultant with the below bank at their offshore department.
With your sincere assistant and co-operation,I am determined to work
this deal out if we can do business.

As at this moment,I am constrained
to issue more details about this business until your response is
received.

If you are not familiar with the above information which I
beleive is scanty for security purposes,please contact me for further
details.

This deal is worth taking and highly profitable.
Thank you for
your time and attention.

Warmest regards,
Mr.Anderson Willson
........................ ..........................................
Chief investment Consultant,
Dept.Of Offshore Mortgage Services,
Jutland House
10-12 Alie Street London
E1 8DE


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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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