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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: "payofficecbn3@terra.es" <payofficecbn3@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:42:15 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Dear Contract Beneficiary
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE PAYMENT DEPARTMENT (C.B.N) TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA
ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT no #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR &
OFFICE OF PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OPERATION MANAGER
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
REV. DR. EDWINE WILLIAMS,
EMAIL: cbn_directpaymenti@myway.com
DIRECT LINE;234-1-760-1711
APOLOGIES FOR OUR PAYMENT NET WORK PROBLEM!!!
MAV NO:/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Dear Contract Beneficiary
We apologies, for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences
and inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were
having some minor problems with our payment system, which is
inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the
aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract
payments. We apologies once again.
>From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
Federal Government of Nigeria your name is on the list major contract
beneficiaries who have not received their payments for the Federal
Plateau Project.
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 the record in my file your outstanding contract payment is
USD$10.7Millions Dollars but what we are going to pay you now is
$5.7.Million dollars the rest of your money will be pay to you in next
two month so kindly contact us for the immediate transfer of your already
approved funds ok!
Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your
record and also re-confirm to me the followings:
1) Your full name.....................
2) Phone, fax and mobile #....................
3) Company name, position and address..............
4) Profession,age andmarital status....................
5) Working I.D or International passport....................
As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your payment
will be made to your Nominated Bank account (OR) In a certified bank draft
from Central Bank of Nigeria which will be deliver to you through our
Presidential Courier Company, The Courier Agent will Accompany you to your
bank to make sure that your account is credited before coming back to Nigeria.
Note/ all responds must goes with our secret code to avoid Internet scammerâs
penetration: This Internet Hackers have some powerful Microsoft wear they are
using to penetrate into our WEBSITE and hark all the informationâs they are
using to defraud people in the name Prof Charles Soludo, please we want you
to keep this secret code confidently and donât disclose it to any body until
you receive your payment, and Note that any mail from Central Bank of Nigeria
must goes with our secret code.
Your secret code is (GOD IS GREAT), we will get back to you as soon as you
respond to our mail.
As a result of the on-going drive of the Government to update its books and
clear payment to contractors, I strongly recommend that you promptly start your
clearance as soon as possible for immediate transfer of your funds.
YOURS SINCERELY,
Rev: Dr.Edwine Williams
Operation Manager Payment Department
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Federal Republic of Nigeria(FRN)
EMAIL: cbn_directpaymenti@myway.com
DIRECT LINE;234-1-760-1711
NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO
LATE FOR YOU TO RECIVE YOUR PAYMENT.
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