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Fraud email example:
From: "SOLUDO " <soludo8888@rediffmail.com>
Date: 11 Jun 2007 17:50:13 -0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA INTERNATIONALREMITTANCE DEPARTMENTQUARTERS, 15 TINUBU SQUARE,LAGOS, NIGERIA.
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,A/C#: 32960612449g8FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENTCENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAOur Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009
Attn Honorable Contractor,
From the Records of outstanding contractors due for Payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your Name was attached as the next of kinto one of our late contractor.
Your payment has been discovered as next on the list of payment. So, 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 be advised that because of too many contractors that I have to pay at this fiscal quarter of the year, you will only receive the sum of us $10,700,000, Ten Million Seven hundred thousand United States Dollars as directed by the office of the presidency.
I have therefore signed your payment Draft. A draft payment covering your($10,700,000,) Contract sum has been raised in your favour to be drawn from Central Bank Of Nigeria off shore account in America and europe. As a metter of urgent, You are here by advised to contact Dr. Mrs.Adewale.International Remittance Department of Central Bank Of Nigeria for the mailing of your Draft. Contact her via email: mrs_adewale@myway.commrs_adewale@myway.com
1) Your full name.2) Phone, fax and mobile #.3) position4)address.5) Profession , age and marital status.
This is because the Federal Government of Nigeria has directed that allforeign payment at this time that involved huge sums of money should bepaid by classfied Bank Draft.
CONGRATULATIONS
Yours In Service.
Prof. Charles C. Soludo.Executive Governor,Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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