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Fraud email example:
From: "CENTRAL BANK \(CBN\)" <soludo_30@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 05:22:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS
ATTENTION:
YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED TO YOU, EIGHTER VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT ) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER; INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT; OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.
PLEASE, CONSIDERING THE RECENT FIRE OUT-BREAK IN THE CENTRAL BANK
BUILDING, WHICH MOSTLY AFFECTED THE INFORMATIONS DEPARTMENT AND AS WELL AS OUR FINANCIAL RECORD FILES AND SYSTEM, HENCE WE COULD NOT PROPERLY VIEW YOUR INITIAL INFO/ACCOUNT DETAILS. BUT IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS BY (ELECTRONIC EMAIL SENDING ERROR) TO YOUR SYSTEM, KINDLY HELP US BY INFORMING US TO ENABLE SORT THIS OUT.
IN OTHERWORDS, KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR INFORMATIONS TO THIS
OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT
BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING YOUR FUND INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNT
NUMBERS /INFORMATIONS, AS WE COULD NOT PROPERLY VIEW YOUR INITIAL
INFO/ACCOUNT DETAILS WHICH RESULTED FROM THE FIRE INCIDENT ERRORS.
THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERTANCE ON YOUR BEHALF. MEANWHILE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO RECONFIRM AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS BELOW FOR VERIFICATIONS AND RECORD PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR DUE FUND VALID US$14.5M US DOLLARS WILL BE REMMITTED INTO YOUR ACCURATE NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATIONS.
1. YOUR NAME:..
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:..
3. YOUR PHONE:..
4. FAX:..
5. AGE:..
6. SEX:..
7. YOUR OCCUPATION:..
8. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:..
AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NEEDED
NECCESSARY PROCEEDURES AND ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO YOU, IN OTHER TO REMMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR RECONFIRMED ACCOUNT.
THE CENTRAL 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,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHEN THE NEXT FOURTEEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY, IT SHALL ATTRACT INDEFINITE PROSPONEMENT OF YOUR PAYMENT. NOTE THAT ANY QUESTION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THIS OFFICE.
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCOVINENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU AS A RESULT OF BURNT MIXED UP AND ERRONEOUS FILES. ONLY WE ARE TRYING TO AVOID WRONG PAYMENT AND SOME RECORD ERRORS FOR OUR OWN GOOD.
REGARDS,
PROF CHARLES C.SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR (CBN).
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FBD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA
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