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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • imf_worldbank_auditors105@zipmail.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WORLD BANK AUDITORS <imf_worldbank_auditors106@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: imf_worldbank_auditors105@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:56:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: WORLD BANK AUDITORS OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.



WORLD BANK AUDITORS
SITTING PRUDENTLY IN THE NIGERIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA/MINISTRY OF FINANCE)
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS - NIGERIA
Email:imf_worldbank_auditors105@zipmail.com.br


OUR REF: WBA/NG/CBN/06
Date: 21/6/2006


>From the Desk of: Chris Morgan Jr.
ATTN: VICTIMNAME

RE: OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

This is to notify the numerous foreign contractors owed by the Federal Government of Nigeria from various parastatals that going by the Geneva Pact signed by the Government of Nigeria, and the World Bank as it relates to long overdue payment of foreign contractors on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Apparently, investigations carried out by the World Bank Auditors has confirmed that most beneficiaries are being asked to pay certain irrelevant charges by the Apex Bank (Central Bank of Nigeria/ministry of finance) and other Government Financial Institutions, therefore making it very difficult for contractors to meet such obligations which is contrary to Section “37” Subsection “C” of the Article XII of Banks and other financial decree of 1995 as amended in 1998.

In view of this, the Governing Board of the World Bank has directed the World Bank Auditors to shift base to Nigeria to scrutinize and oversee an immediate release of such payments that has met the requirements for effectiveness without any further delay. Any beneficiary certified “OK” will receive his / her fund within five (5) working days from the date of the final authentication of his / her contractual date.

It is also interesting to inform beneficiaries that in order to carry out deductions on their bills as regards Cost of Transfers (COT), Security Deposit (SD) and other taxable charges, beneficiaries will be requested to obtain the Debit form M104 from this authority so as to empower this board to carry out such deduction from the total contract sum before final remittance.

Furthermore, certification and unconditional payment release orders has been vested on this board and it involves payment from our statutory foreign reserves of International Capital Markets (ICM) loan from (IMF) and the World Bank respectively. It is of vital international financial interest that all payments under this dispensation have been bestowed on the World Bank Auditors for immediate settlements.

On behalf of the Nigerian government, this body regrets any inconveniences this delay might have caused your goodself.

You are hereby finally advised to stop all further communications with any agents, group of people or any Government bodies in respect of your payment.

Please contact us for detailed information.

Expecting your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Chris Morgan Jr.
Head Auditor



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