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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: "Charles Solodo" <ch_so4@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 11:53:09 +0000
Subject: ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTACTOR
ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTACTOR
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT. CONTRACT
#:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009
WE APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT AND ALL THE INCONVENIENCES WE
MIGHT HAVE PUT YOU THROUGH, MEAN WHY WE WERE HAVING SOME MINOR PROBLEMS
WITH OUR PAYMENT SYSTEM WHICH IN ALL CASE NOT MEETING UP WITH FOREIGN
PAYMENT?S, WE APOLOGIES ONCE AGAIN.
FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THEFEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, YOUR NAME AND COMPANY WAS DISCOVERED AS NEXT ON THE
LIST OF THE OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR
PAYMENTS.
I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE
RELEASE TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER.ALSO NOTE THAT FROM
MY RECORD IN MY FILE YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT
IUS$32,700,000.00(THIRTY-TWO-MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLAS.
KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:
1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE #.
3) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS.
AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU
IN
A CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT OR WIRED TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT DIRECTLY FROM
CENTRAL BANK OFNIGERIA. AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER FOR FURTHER
DISCUSSION
GET BACK TO ME ON THIS E- MAIL ADDRESS:: charls_soludo_cc@yahoo.co.in
REGARDS,
PROFESSOR. CHARLES C.SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
DIRECT LINES: 234-80-36169327.
WEBSITE: www.cenbank.org.
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