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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: =?gb2312?q?Soludo=20Charles?= <foreignoperationofficecbn@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: prof_charles_cbn2004@msn.com
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:36:51 +0800 (CST)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT ;REF;NUMBERS 000999/CBN/7535/2003.
ÎÒÓÐÒ»¸öеĵçÓʵØÖ·ÁË£¡ÄúÏÖÔÚ¿ÉÒÔ·¢µç×ÓÓʼþ¸øÎÒµ½£ºforeignoperationofficecbn@yahoo.com.cn
FROM THE HONOURABLE OFFICE OF THE
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
LAGOS NIGERIA.
YOUR PAYMENT ;REF;NUMBERS 000999/CBN/7535/2003.
URGENT.
ATTN:BENEFICIARY,
DID YOU AUTHORISED ANYBODY WHO PRESENTED DOCUMENT OF CLAIM, REPORTED TO HAVE SIGNED BY YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PART-PAYMENT OF $15.5M USD ONLY.
RECONFIRM BACK TO ME TO AVOID ANY IRREGULARITIES AS YOUR PAYMENT IS NOW READY TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU BY DRAFT (Based on the instructions received this morning from the attorney general of the federation).
BASED ON THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO RESPOND TO ANY MAIL OR FAX CONCERNING YOUR FUND FROM ANY BODY WHO CLAIM TO BE OR YOUR AGENT AS YOUR DRAFT IS NOW READY
TO BE DELIVERED IMMEDAITELY BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THIS OFFICE ONCE AN AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM IS PRESENTED.
YOU ARE WARNED AND ADVISED TO FOLLOW-UP INSTRUCTIONS AS REGARDS TO YOUR FUND.
THE ABOVE IS YOUR PAYMENT (REF.#(000999/CBN/7535/2003.) ANY MAIL OR FAXES WITHOUT YOUR PAYMENT NUMBERS ,YOU SHOULD DISREGARD IT.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
PROF ,CHARLES SOLUDO.
(CBN) GOVERNOR.(FGN).
Feel free to give me call once you receive this mail via my private line for more explanation regarding your payment.Tell:+234-805-9246-891
- Soludo Charles
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