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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: ojo maduekwe <c.maduekwe40@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <chiefojo_economicadviser@yahoo.es>
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 09:26:12 -0400
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSCENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. ATTENTION BENEFICIARY: THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FILE AND WE ARE SORRY TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IMPOSTERS THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,AND AS SUCH CAN NOT OR WILL NEVER BE IN A POSITION TO EFFECT ANY PAYMENT TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/ INHERITANCE PAYMENT. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER. THIS IS THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN BY THE NEWLY SWORN IN PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ALHAJI UMARU YAR'ADUA (GCFR).THAT ALL OUTSTANDING DEPTS MUST BE PAID TO THE BENEFICIARIES WITHEN HIS FEW WEEKS IN OFFICE. THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY,VALUED AT $50,000 USD. BUT THE MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL IS TWOTHOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY. DUE TO THE DELAY WHICH MY OFFICE ACCEPTS THE RESPONSIBILITY,WE WISH TO CONCLUDE ALL PAYMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS IMMEDIATELY THROUGH THIS SWIFT CARD PROCCESS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION'S FOR ACCURACY CHECK. 1.YOUR FULL NAME2.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,3.ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR A.T.M CARD(P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE) 4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY PLEASE CONTACT: DR PATRICK AZIZAINTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENTEMAIL; dr_patrick_swiftcardoffice@yahoo.es THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT US$50,000.00{FIFTY THOUSAND U.S.D} CREDITED INTO YOUR CARD AS YOUR PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. IT HAS ALSO COME TO THE NOTICE OF MY OFFICE THAT NONE OFFICIALS OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND OTHER PEOPLE OF QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER HAS BEEN SENDING EMAILS LIKE THIS TO UNSUSPECTING BENEFICIARIES IN OTHER TO OBTAIN MONEY FROM THEM BY TRICKS.PLEASE BEWARE.ANY EMAIL THAT IS TELLING YOU THAT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA IS GOING TO PAY YOU ANYTHING OTHER THAN $50,000 AT THIS MOMENT IS A BOGUS EMAIL AND SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE AUTHORITIES WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. NOTE THAT OUR CODE OF CONDUCT FROM DECEMBER HAS BEEN {811} BUT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTERS, I WISH TO INFORM YOU NOW THAT THE NEW CODE OF CONDUCT IS {911} PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER. YOURS SINCERELYCHIEF OJO MADUEKWE{HEAD, ECONOMIC ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT}FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
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