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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: "Nigeria Investigation Department" <invdepart@altfyrieitt.fo>
Reply-To: investigationdep@myway.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:27:07 +0100
Subject: NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUDUNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH.
from the desk of: Mrs. Tony Dallas
Tel:011-234-802-229-0368
DEPUTY: DR Tony Allens
Office Email:(investigationdep@myway.com)
ATTN: Sir/Ma,
RE: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS.
Based on the finding in this investigation department we wish to warn you against some touts.
We have been informed that some touts are contacting you in respect to the collection of your fund in the total sum of $35 Million U.S.A Dollars that was long approved in your favor through the Wema Bank of Nigeria.
As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignments for some time coldly known to no one but the Presidency and some top government official who are in support of this investigation team to help stop fraudulent activities in this country.
Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the people that have extorted money from you illegally and i wish to list them so that you will personally indicate them by writing back because we want to make your payment to you without any delay but we must surely deal and bring this names to book if only you will indicate correctly any of them.
The names of the Touts that have been arrested are as follows:
1) PROF CHARLES SOLODO
2) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
3)DR. R.RASHEED
4) BARRISTER AWELE
5) BARRISTER LARRY
6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
8)Mr. Tunde Lemon Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance /
Board Member
9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
10) BARRISTER TOM COLE
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Member
The above listed names are been traced/investigated by the police and some of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught and find guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five years) as it is under the Degree 47 of the constitution of this bank under section of criminal law.
So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above names have once contacted you in respect to the your fund if yes don’t waste time to indicate it immediately.
Note that the only office/paying banks that have right to pay or contact you in this Transfer is the Wema Bank of Nigeria, which is been headed by the bank Governor. You must deal directly with them and do what so ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achieve the success of the transaction.
We apologize on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for any deadly and lost this most have coursed you and promise that such thing will not happen again. And if you are dealing with any one of them regarding this payment we urge you to stop because you are taking a big risk and you never find your money anywhere because your money is with the above named bank.
Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today
Thanks for your good understanding while we wait for your urgent response to this mail (investigationdep@myway.com)
Yours sincerely,
MRS. Tony Dallas
DEPUTY: DR TONY ALLENS
The Investigation Officer (N.I.D).
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