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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: "MARK JONES" <markjonesdirector1@msn.com>
Reply-To: markjonesdirectorforeignremittan@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:14:39 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: PROF MARK JONES
FROM THE DESK OF: PROF MARK JONES
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
/ FOREIGN OPERATIONS.
ATTENTION:
YOUR OVER INHERITANCE FUNDS THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER. MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:
NAME HELEN ADAMS
BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 7418909428.
PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING
INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS. ADAMS, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM\ YOU WITHEN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
BEST REGARDS, PROF MARK JONES
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE FOREIGN OPERATIONS.
CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA
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