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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:
Fraud email example:
From: "Prof Charles Soludo." <charles_soludo_c@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 02:55:29 +0530
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
FROM OFFICE OF THE
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
ATTENTION; FRIEND,
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.
CONTRACT #:
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
ATTENTION; FRIEND,
Dear
Sir/madam
From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment
with the federal government of Nigeria. Your name and company was
discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have
not received their payments.
I wish to inform you that your payment
is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond
to this letter.
Also note that from my record in my file your
outstanding contract payment is us$65.7 million dollars(sixty five
million seven hundred thousand united states dollars).
Please re-
confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and
also re-confirm to me the followings for record verification and proper
documentation to avoid future embarassment.
1) Your full name.
.......................................................................................
2) Phone, fax and mobile
#..........................................................................
3) company name,position and
address.......................................................
4)
profession, age and marital status.
...........................................................
5) Copy of
int'l
passport................................................................................
As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made
to you in a certified bank draft from central bank of Nigeria and a
copy will be given to you for you to confirm it.
NOTE: RESPONSE
SHOULD BE MADE ON THIS EMAIL charles_soludo_c@yahoo.com
Best Regards,
Prof Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,Central Bank Of Nigeria
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