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Fraud email example:
From: charles soludo <soludo_118@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 08:08:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA .
A
LAGOS-NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
YOUR PAYMENT ;Ref;NUMBERS 000999/CBN/7535/2005. WORD CODE # (601)
ATTN: JUSTIN THYME,
SIR, YOU ARE TO LET US KNOW HOW YOU WILL LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA WILL BE PAYING THE THIRD BACTH CONTRACTORS BY NEXT WEEK.
AND IF YOU WILL PREFER THAT YOUR FUND BE WIRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU ARE TO SEND US YOUR BANKING DETAILS SO THAT WE CAN CONTACT YOUR BANK AND KNOW IF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IS ACTIVATED.
IF THEACCOUNT IS ACTIVATED THEN WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE TRANSFER OF YOUR PART PAYMENT OF $5MILLION. IF NO , WE WILL HAVE TO ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE WE CAN START WITH THE TRANSFER.
NOTE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRANSFER CHARGES WHICH IS STATED BELOW.
TRANSFER CHARGE...........$120
SOCIAL SECURITY FEE.......$50
TAX FEE.............................$1000
TOTAL...........$1170 USD.
GET BACK TO US AND LET US KNOW WHEN YOU WILL BE MAKING THE PAYMENT SO THAT WE CAN SEND YOU THE PAYMENT DETAILS WHICH YOU WILL USE TO MAKE THE PAYMENT THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
IF YOU WILL PREFER TO COME TONIGERIA TO HAVE YOUR FUND IN CASH, YOU CAN GET BACK TO US SO THAT WE CAN PREPARE A VISA FOR YOU.
GET BACK TO ME OR BETTER STILL CALL ME ON MY DIRECT LINE TODAY.
D/L2348034032405.SO THAT I CAN GIVE MORE INFORMTION ON THIS YOUR FUND.
WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS URGENCY REQUIRED.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
REGARDS,
PROF: CHARLES SOLUDO.
(CBN) GOVERNOR.(FGN)
D/L:+234-8034032405
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