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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: "Foreign Department" <info@foreignreservedept.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 04:07:30 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS AND CONGRATULATIONS
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
P.M.B. 0187, Garki, Abuja, NIGERIA
www.cenbank.org
From: The Desk of the Governor, Central Bank of
Nigeria.
Attention: Honourable Contractor, References: Payment Release of your
Contract Sum via Wire Transfer. I am pleased to inform you that the Office
of the Director of Telex Department of Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), has
given approval 2005 for the payment and release of your Contract Overdue
fund into your Bank Account. Going through the records, it was discovered
that some other cases, payments indeed were fake as there was no trace of
any contract executed anywhere in Nigeria, while in some other cases,
payments were made to wrong beneficiaries. To allow us process/release your
payment without delay,you are hereby advice to re-confirm your account not
to pay to wrong individual. However, we discovered from all the documents
sent to us that your over-due contract fund is one of the few and real and
overdue payments,though with some irregularities that demand immediate
clarification from you. Please verify the following questions: Was it by the
alleged transaction or agreement between you and one Mr. Brian Smith Resnick
that your overdue payment should be directed to these designated bank
account Co-ordinates? Please you have to reconfirm your account as the
account details state as stated below so that payment will not be paid into
wrong account as stated below: Beneficiary Name: Mr. Brian Smith Resnick
2079 May view Drive. Los Angeles, CA 90026 Bank Account #: 006108970 Swift
code #: 122038251 Bank Name: Wilshire State Bank 6350 Pacific Blvd.
Huntington Park, CA 90255 However, if the above mentioned statements are
false, and you did not ask anybody to change your account particulars for
the transfer of your over-due Contract payment so that the Central of Bankof
Nigeria will not pay into wrong account instead of your personal account.
Kindly send to us without delay your correct contract details,account
details with your banking details and also furnish to us your private phone
and fax number for easy and effective communication. This will facilitate
the remittance of the fund into your account as stipulated by existing laws
guiding the payment and release of foreign funds.As soon as you furnish all
the requirements needed form you for confirmation, i will direct you on what
to do next to enable this funds be remmittedinto your account.
As soon as we receive a positive answer from you,and all procurements put
into place,your contract sum will be transfered into your account within
48hours. I also advice that you stop further communication with anybody
here,so as to avoid yourself from those sycophants. Send your response to:
Rev. Dubasi John email:cbn_dubasijohn@yahoo.es I await your reply.
Yours Faithfully, Alhaji Musa Garuba (Director Telex/Wire Transfer Dept.)
For Governor- Central Bank of Nigeria
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