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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: "JOHN O. ABOH" <mariabahaj@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: johabo_o@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 23:33:41 -0700
Subject: MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY
Dear Friend,
This letter is written to you in order to correct and ameliorate certain
problems that have arised as a result of frauds in the past, and to let
you know that, these funds whether in Nigerian Banks or has been taken to
security companies abroad has been reviwed and has to be released, so as
to give the sky-rocketing Economy a rest.
I am Mr. John Aboh the Director, International Remittance Department of this
Bank(First Bank of Nigeria PLC), my Boss, Mr. Jacobs M. Ajekigbe, the Managing Director/CEO of this bank is now on compulsary leave and all power have been vested on me to make all international payments.
Also, due to reported cases of corrupt practices in other Nigeria Banks including the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Federal Government has revocked/cancelled all power vested on those banks and have appointed our bank (First Bank of Nigeria) to make all foreign payments.
Your fund has been in this bank for many years unclaimed because my boss
Mr. Jacobs Ajekigbe have refused to tell you the truth on how to claim your
fund this is because he has been using the interest accumulated from your
fund every year to enrich himself without your knowledge.
I want to help you pull out this fund to your bank account using the easiest
and the quickest method, which have not been made known to you before. By
this method, you will open a domiciliary account with this bank (First Bank
of Nigeria), your fund would be lodged into this dociliary account and your
fund will be paid in directly to any bank of your choice.
After the transfer, you will confirm the fund in your bank account within
5-hours same day. No Cost of Transfer (COT) and no stoppage from any Government departments as the transfer will be done within the bank alone and it is very safe.
The method which was introduced to you before is the Telegraphic Transfer
(TT) for which confirmation was 48hrs, because of the time factor, petitions
could come from various organizations stopping your payment and asking you
to pay huge fee which would be difficult for you to pay so that they can
benefit from the huge interest your fund generates while still in the Bank.
This method is not safe for you because it is not done within the bank alone
as information of the payment would be sent to the Central Control Unit(CCU)
of the Federal Ministry of Finance and office of the Accountant General of
the Federation.
As a Man of dignity, I have nothing to gain by keeping your fund, I want
to assist you receive your fund before my boss rsumes office. You have to
follow up and work with me now, so keep this very confidential because of
fraudsters and impostors who go about presenting various bank accounts in
order to divert another beneficiary's fund.
Confirm to me through this e-mail address: johnaboho1@tiscali.co.uk , your present/valid account co-ordinates and amount to be claimed so that I do not transfer your fund to the wrong Bank Account.
Awaiting your quick response.
Yours truly,
MR. JOHN O. ABOH
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