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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: "INFO SOLUDO" <infosoludocbn@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: infocharles1soludo@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:28:11 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA
(OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
Attn Honorable Contractor,
>From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
federal government of Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as next
on
the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their
payments.
I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Firstly, I plead
on behalf of my country and the Central Bank Of Nigeria for not contacting
you all this while for your contract payment which I know by now must have
cost you some inconveniences. I am promising you on behalf of the Central
Bank Of Nigeria that this will not repeat it self any more. I advice you to
co-operate with us and listen to our advice as the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) will not be held responsible for any lapses or mis-direction
of
your fund due to your refusal to take our instructions.
Note that from the record, your outstanding contract payment with us is
USD10million dollars (Ten Million United States dollars)only. Please
re-confirm if this is inline with what you have in your record and also
re-confirm the followings;
1) Your Full Name.
2) Phone, Fax And Mobile #.
3) Company Name, Position And Address.
4) Profession, Age And Marital Status.
5) Copy Of Intl Passport.
6) Your Full Banking Details
As soon as these informations are received, your payment will be made
to you either by diplomatic cash delivery or wired to your bank account
directly from central bank of Nigeria. You are advised to respond
immediately as
soon as you receive this letter for action to be taken on your payment.
Reply only through this confidential email address
infocharles1soludo@yahoo.it
Best regards.
Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria.
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