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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: "Tam West" <tamwest123@msn.com>
Reply-To: cbn_cbn123@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 12:53:32 +0000
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(NIGERIA APEX BANK)
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT.
Central Bank Building, Garki Phase 11, Garki Abuja.
Tel: 234-80-33372405 OR 234-1-8040941
Our Ref: CBN/VOL/02 /10/006 Your Ref:................
Date:9th/Feb/2006NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE
ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTORS,
THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HEREBY INFORMS ALL
CONTRACTORS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A TOTAL CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATOR (S) WITHIN THE CENTRAL BANK AS
WELL AS CHANGE IN PAYMENT POLICIES.
IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT POOR ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AS WELL AS GREEDY AND CORRUPT OFFICIALS HAVE
BEEN THE REASON WHY SO MANY CONTRACTORS HAVE NOT BEEN PAID IN YEARS; TO THIS EFFECT THERE ARE
ONGOING CHANGES IN THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES FOLLOWING THE READING OF THIS YEAR 2006 NATIONAL
BUDGET.
IT IS THE DUTY OF THIS DEPARTMENT TO INFORM YOU THAT DUE TO THE NEW CHANGES IN PAYMENT POLICIES ALL
OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS DUE TO CONTRACTORS BOTH FOREIGN AND LOCAL WILL BE MADE VIA KTT TRANSFER.THIS
THEREFORE MEANS AN END HAS BEEN PUT TO ANY SORT OF OLD PAYMENTS MODES THAT YOUR COMPANIES HAVE
BEEN USED TO.
WE ARE ALSO WORRIED IF THERE IS ANY LOSS OF DEATH OR DEMISE.
YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH THIS DEPARTMENT WITH YOUR FULL CONTRACT DETAILS (CONTRACT NUMBER,
ACCOUNT DATA, COMPANY DATA AS WELL AS DETAILS OF PROCESSES YOUR COMPANY (S) HAVE BEEN THROUGH) TO
ASSIST US IN EXPEDITING YOUR PAYMENT PROCESS.
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACT
PAYMENTS(ELDER TAM DAVID WEST ESQ) INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ON TELEPHONE NUMBER:234-80-33372405.
WE DUTIFULLY APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVINIENCES CAUSED BY THIS NEW POILICIES.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
THANK YOU,
FROM THE DESK OF ELDER,TAM DAVID WEST(ESQ)
HEAD, FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
TINUBU SQUARE,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
DIRECT LINES: 234-80-33372405 OR 234-1-8040941
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