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Fraud email example:
From: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA <inf00001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <cbnofficegovernor009@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:11:20 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/007
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
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CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
THE CBN HEADQUARTERS LAGOS
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR> TINUBU SQUARE VICTORIA> ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA> [OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,>
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,> CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA> Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04> Direct Line:+234-802-839-6839> Email: cbnofficegovernornig@yahoo.co.uk
19th JULY, 2007
Attention:Honorable Contractor
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/007
We have Received A Payment Credit Instruction From The Federal Government Of Nigeria To Credit Your Account With Your Full Contract Funds From The Nigerian Reserve Account With Our Bank.This Is To Notify You That You Funds Have Been Programmed For Immediate Release Into Your Nominated Account But We Can Not Transfer These Funds Direct To Your Nominated Bank Account, Because We Are Having A Little Problem With International Monetary Fund (Imf) So Our Method Of Payment Is By National Courier Service.Be Inform That Every Arrangement Regarding Your Cash Payment Through NationalServices Has Been Made; Note That Your Funds Have Been Package Like A Consignment And The National Agency Has To Move Down To Your Country In Order To Deliver The Consignment To Your Doorstep.
Note That As Soon As The National Arrive To Your Country They Will Give You A Call Immediately To Enable You Help Them To Get (Yellow TagPaper).
You Have To Help The Nationals To Get (Yellow Tag Paper) So That The Customs And Immigration Will Not Stop Them In Airport, For Security Reason You Are Advice To Follow The Rules And Regulation Of The Nationals For Easy Collection Of The Consignment,You Have To Be To Welcome The NationalAgent,To Enable Them Deliver The Consignment To You Immediately, Be Inform That As Soon As The National Obtain The Above Name Certificate They Will Deliver The Consignment To Your Door Step To Remind You That The Nationals Has A Transit To Poland And Finally To Arrive At Your Country As The Last Destination On Their National Travel Route This Week,
Kindly Reply With This E Mail Address cbnofficegovernornig@yahoo.co.uk) for More Clarification And For Immediate Transfer Of Your Funds.
Thansk for your co-operation.You can reach me on my direct phone +234-802-959-552698
Yours SincerelyProfessor.Charles SoludoExecutive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)Email: cbnofficegovernor009@yahoo.co.uk
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