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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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Fraud email example:
From: MALAM ABU SHERRIF <abu_sherrif05@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 12:24:48 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATM PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ATTENTION: SIR,
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED
YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY
YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE
NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT
OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE PAYMENT.
WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR
SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC,THAT IS
THELATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR.PRESIDENT,ALHAJI UMAR
MUSA YAR'ADUA FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA.AND
EFCC NIGERIA.AS WELL THE INTERPOL AND FBI.
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND TO YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH
YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE
IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($6,000) THREE TIMES PER DAY, SO IF
YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDTHIS WAY PLEASE LET US
KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO
SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD TO
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
PLEASE CONTACT THIS VERY OFFICE BELOW FOR MORE
INSTRUCTION AND DIRECTIVE ON TO RECEIVE YOUR ATM CARD.
REV. DR. JOHN WATTI
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT (ACCESS BANK PLC)
EMAIL: accessbankplc@ok.kz
DIRECT PHONE: +234-802 891 8788
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE
THE AMOUNT OF $3,800,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS
FISCAL YEAR 2008.ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE
TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER
PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN
RECEIVING YOU RPAYMENT.
EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT
MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON
ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE. NOTE
THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR
CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-Y2K8) SO YOU HAVE TO
INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY
USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.
MR. ABU SHERRIF
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
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