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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: federalministryoffinance federalministryoffinance <federalministryoffinance22@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 18:58:43 +0100 (BST)
Subject: {Disarmed} FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
#message8587505692017714271908109303662947300 { overflow:auto; visibility:hidden }
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
ABUJA -NIGERIA
+234-80233-127430
Attn:-- Emma Bachzer
A power of attorney was forwarded to my office this morning by two gentle men , one of them is a philippines national and he is ENGR . GILBERT M. USON by name while the other person is Mr. JACK MORGAN by name a CANADIAN national.
This gentle claimed to be the representative of your company, and this power of attorney stated that you have died, they brought an account to replace your informations and claimed your fund of $ 12M which it is right now lying DORMANT and UNCLAIMED, below is the new account they have submitted:
BANK.-BPI BANK
QUEZON AVE. DELTA BRANCH
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES
ACCOUNT NO. 2984-0008-66
SWIFT CODE. BOPIPHMM
Be further informed that this power of attorney also stated that you suffered and died of a throat cancer.
You are therefore given 24hrs to confirm the truth in this information if you are still alive by a telephone to this ministry, person to contact is the assistant D.G fed min of finance Mr. Peter Eze on this number ;
Be informed that any further delay from your side could be dangerious, as we would not be held responsible of wrong payment.
Below is the burial pictures brought in confirmation that you are dead.
Regards.
Honourable Nenadi Usman
( D.G FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE)
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