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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: "consultant ng" <consultantng77@msn.com>
Reply-To: c_bn1000@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:55:48 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE
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CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIATINUBU SQUARE ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIAOFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAOUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05
Attn: Honourable Contractor
RE: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE ON CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the 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. Also note that from the record in my file, your outstanding contract payment is (Fifteen Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings:
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, Fax and Mobile #.
3) Company name, Position and Address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Any kind of identificationAs soon as this information are received, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft or wired to your bank account directly from Central bank of Nigeria and the a copy of transfer confirmation informations will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it.
Please kindly get back to me as soon as you receive this mail my cell phone+234-8035712443
YOURS SINCERELY,
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PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
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