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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 <cbnheadquarteroffice4@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 02:27:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CBN.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS,
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS.
Personal Direct telephone (#.): 234-80-24-0000-57
To: Tuff Gong International
220 Marcus Garvey Drive Kingston 11, Jamaica West Indies
Attn: VICTIMNAME VICTIMNAME.
Dear Cathy Breakspear,
Executive Assistant to VICTIMNAME VICTIMNAME
This financial institution [Central Bank], do apologise for the delays that as occurred in responding to your last mail Dated Friday 4th Of August 2006, it was due to some official duties and updating of files in the CBN, which lasted for some couple of months, and this lead to a hold of the transfer of your Boss [VICTIMNAME VICTIMNAME] funds into his designated bank account.
First and foremost, before we can commence with this transaction, we have to be convinced beyond reasonable doubt that, you are truly the Executive Personal Assistant to whom it may concern.
Also, I will advice you, as the Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN], to forward all necessary information of Mr.VICTIMNAME VICTIMNAME, to enable this Institution proceed on the due process to completing the transfer.
Your urgent response will be to your advantage. You can as well give me call on my Official Line given below.
BEST REGARDS,
Prof. Charles C. Soludo
Executive Governor.
Central Bank of Nig. (CBN)
Official Line: +234-80-24-0000-57.
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