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Fraud email example:
From: AUDITOR DEPARTMENT <auditor_department_8@msn.com>
Reply-To: <auditordepartment@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:46:01 +0000
Subject: Attention: Honorable Beneficiary.
FROM THE DESK OF REV FRANKLIN WILLIAM
INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT PROCESSING OFFICER (OCEANIC BANK PLC) PLC.
OCEANIC BANK Bank Plaza, Danmole Street,
Off Adeola Odeku Idejo.
P..M.B 80150, Victoria Island Lagos.
Direct Line:+234-7035769710
Attention: Honorable Beneficiary.
It is my modest obligation to write you this letter in regards to the authorization of your owned payment through our most respected financial institution (OCEANIC BANK PLC). I am Rev Dr FRANKLIN WILLIAM , The Director of International payment processing officer, Intercontinental Bank Plc, NIGERIA. The British Government, in conjunction with the US GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION on foreign payment matters, has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration, to handle all foreign payments and release them to their appropriate beneficiaries with the help of a representative from Federal Reserve Bank.
As the newly appointed/accredited International Paying Bank, we have been instructed by the World Governing Bodies, together with the Committee on International Debt and the Board of Foreign Winnings, Inheritance and Contract Review Panel, to release your overdue funds with immediate effect; with this exclusive Vide Transaction No:WHA/EUR/209 and Transfer Allocation No:ICBPLC/X44/701LN/FRB/GB, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate ICBPLC Telex Confirmation No: -222568: Secret Code: XXTN014.
Having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment with the United Nations immediately within the next 48hrs.
Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us, and your email is next on the list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment before the end of this second term of the year 2009.. Be advised that because of too many funds beneficiaries due for payment at this first quarter of the year, you are entitled to receive the sum of NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSANDUnited States Dollars (US$9,500,000.00) only, as part payment so as to enable us pay other beneficiaries. To facilitate the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below:
1) Your full Name:......................... ................................ ....................
2) Your Full Address:....................... ................................ ..................
2) Phones, Fax and Mobile No:. .......................... .............................
3) Profession, Age and Marital Status:....................... ........................
4) Copy of any valid form of your Identification:.............. ......................
Upon our receipt of the above mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without delays. Be also informed that you are required to discontinue further communication with any other person(s) or office so as to avoid distortion of data, you are required to provide the above information for your transfer to take place through Bank to Bank Remittance directly from Intercontinental Bank Plc. Your prompt response to the above directive is highly imperative Yours truly,
REV FRANKLIN WILLIAM
INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT PROCESSING OFFICER
Oceanic Bank Plc
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