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PROPOSAL,, REPLY SOONEST juridico@saovicente.sp.gov.br
Scam Email received June 15, 2018 from juridico@saovicente.sp.gov.br
Email From:
juridico@saovicente.sp.gov.br
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PROPOSAL,, REPLY SOONEST
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PROPOSAL,, REPLY SOONEST
PROPOSAL,, REPLY SOONEST – juridico@saovicente.sp.gov.br
GOOD DAY, IT WAS RESOLVED AND AGREED THAT YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT CLAIM OF $12.7M WOULD BE RELEASED ON A SPECIAL METHOD OF PAYMENT WHICH TAG CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT/ATM CARD TRANSFER OR BY CASH, SEND NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE AND FAX #,STATE YOUR COUNTRY AND YOUR POSITION IN THE OFFICE TO CLAIM YOUR FUND THANKS, MALIK ADU CENTRAL BANK OF NIGER juridico@saovicente.sp.gov.br
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- Google the details.
Do a Google search for the persons name/company name that the email has come from.
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Using the details you have researched, call or email the business and ask them to verify the information within the email.
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