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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?FRED=20EZE?= <fred_eze29@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: fred_eze@katamail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:08:02 +0530 (IST)
Subject: PAYMENT INVESTIGATION!!!
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: fred_eze29@yahoo.co.in
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS
>From the Desk Of:
DR. Fred Eze.
DEPUTY GOVERNOR (CBN)
PAYMENT INVESTIGATING UNIT.
>From the records of outstanding payment with the Federal Government of
Nigeria, your name was discovered as next on the list of The outstanding
beneficiaries 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 my record in my file your outstanding payment is US$30.5, (Thirty
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) Please re-confirm
to
me if this is Online 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's name,position and address.
4) profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.
As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made to you
in a certified bank draft from central bank of Nigeria and a copy will
be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it,And get back to
this mail: fred_eze@katamail.com
YOURS SINCERELY,
DR. Fred Eze.
DEPUTY, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
- FRED EZE
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