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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: "good_god99@terra.es" <good_god99@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 04:42:22 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: ATTENTION: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY
ATTENTION: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY
THIS IS TO NOTIFY ALL FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES THAT THE PRESIDENCY HAS EMBARKED ON AN IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION OF ALL INTERNATIONAL WIRE TRANSFER APPLICATION F ROM EVERY GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, C.B.N, COMMERCIAL AND MERCHANT BANKS RESPECTIVELY DUE TO THE ESSENCES OF SCAM.
IT IS IMPORTANT ALSO TO INTIMATE YOU THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THIS DIPLOMATIC FIRM CAREFULLY, AND IT WILL INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR INFORMATION CORRESPONDED WITH THE ONE IN OUR DATA BASE / RECORD AS SUMMITED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
BE INFORMED THAT AT THIS JUNCTURE, YOUR INHERIATNCE FUND HAS BEEN DEPOSITED AS CONSIGNMENT AND IS VERY MUCH UNDER OUR CUSTODY AND OUR PRIORITY IS TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY AND ON NO CONDITION SHOULD ANY OF THE STAFF OPEN IT UNLESS YOU ARE HERE PHYSICALLY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ALL ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THE DELIVERY TO COMMENCE.
HOWEVER, THE BOARD AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS SEVANNAH & FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY NIG HAS DELIBERATED AND AGREED TO HAVE YOUR ENTITLEMENT FUND RELEASED TO YOU WITHOUT ANY HITCHES.THE FUNDS DEPOSITED ON YOUR BEHALF IN THE PACKAGE IS USD15.6M (FIFTEEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.DOLLARS) AND WE CONFIRM THAT THESE FUNDS ARE FULLY FREE OF ANY LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES AND ARE CLEAN, CLEAR AND NON-CRIMINAL ORIGIN AND ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FORM OF CASH.
YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO SEND YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATION AS WELL AS THE NAME OF THE CLOSEST AIRPORT TO YOUR CITY IN THE FORMAT STATED BELOW SO THAT THE FUNDS WOULD BE BROUGHT TO YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE BY 2 DIPLOMATS WHO WOULD ACCOMPANY YOU TO YOUR BANK (IF YOU WANT THEM TO) TO DEPOSIT THE FUNDS IN YOUR NAME AND SUBMIT ALL DOCUMENTATIONS THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE ORIGIN OF THE FUNDS IN OTHER TO EXONERATE YOU FROM ANY FORM OF INVESTIGATIONS OR INTERROGATION AND TO AUTHENTICATE THE FACT THAT THE FUNDS ARE CLEAN AND HAS NO LINKS WHATSOEVER WITH EITHER DRUGS OR TERRORISM.
THE REQUESTED INFORMATION IS TO ENSURE THAT NO MISTAKE OR ERROR IS MADE AND IT SHOULD BE FORWARDED IN THE MANNER STATED BELOW:
YOUR FULL NAME: _________________________________________________
YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS: __________________________________________
NAME OF CITY OF RESIDENCE: ________________________________________
CELL PHONE NUMBER: ______________________________________________
NAME OF CLOSEST AIRPORT TO YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE: ______________________
COMPLETE THE ABOVE AND SEND BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
THANK YOU AND I SINCERELY REMAIN
DR. DAVID TOMLINSON COMPANY DIRECTOR,
SEVANNAH & FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY NIG
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