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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: Charles Soludo <cs_governor_cbn@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:48:41 +0100 (BST)
Subject: REACH BARCLAYS BANK NOW FOR YOUR PAYMENT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
zaria street, abuja.
Direct tel. 234 8022093254.
OUR REF: CBN/GOFF/CBFREMT/07/06
ATTN: Amarjit Singh .
Dear Amarjit Singh ,
Following the agreement with the World bank on foreign debt servicing, and the recomendation of the National Assembly for the release of the contractors's payments, the president has therefore approved for the immediate release of your funds.
We have already advised the Barclays bank London to effect the completion of your transfer.
Please reach the Barclays bank for your fund. Do acknowledge this email and also get me informed once you reach them so that we may close up our files. Here is the contact information .
BARCLAYS BANK
23 HILL BALL AV,
SC9N LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL. barclaysbank_le@yahoo.co.uk
Contact Officer. Mr Roland S. Edson.
Congratulations.
Truly yours,
Prof. Charles C.Soludo.
Governor.
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