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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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From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA." <okanumee44@myway.com>
Reply-To: okanumeejohnson@i12.com
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 19:36:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT ATM CARD PAYMENT/FINAL NOTICEFICATION
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONINTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.ATTENTION: HONOURABLE BENEFICIARYTHIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR SIX MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS($6,200,000.00) PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK IN ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT, ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.THIS CARD CENTER WILL
SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY ($1,100).OR BY MONEY TRANSFER THROUGH TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER .CHOOSE ONE FROM THE OPTION IN WHICH YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND. PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT, FURTHERMORE SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW AS SOON AS POSIBLE.1. FULL NAME2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER3. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD TO OR YOUR BANK INFORMATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED TO (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE) 4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATIONHOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON:DR. JOEL DANIELDIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENTEMAIL:joeldaniel00@i12.com TELEPHONE:234 805 360 2054THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT SIX MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS( $6,200,000.00 )AS YOUR PART
PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, I CAN BE REACHED ON OR EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF SCAMERS DUBIOUS ACTIVITIES IN TARNISHING THE IMAGE OF OUR COUNTRY, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT AS SECURITY, WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.REGARDS,BAR. OKANUMEE JOHNSONCHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENTFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
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