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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: UNITED NATION HEAD OFFICE <united_nation002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <un_paymentcentre@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 06:06:06 +0100
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
UNITED NATIONS(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME) DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS. 870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017 WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027
ATTN :BENEFICIARY,
IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
We have actually been authorized by the presidency,Federal Republic of Nigeria and the governing board of central bank of Nigeria,to investigate the unnecessary delay of your payment,Recommended and approve your claims for payment if certified as genuine. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts.
To forestall this,security of your funds Was organized in the form of your personal Identification number (PIN) and your transfer access code (T.A.C.)this will enable you have direct Control over this fund.We have also agreed with the Presidency that we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of the central bank of Nigeria, We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from the presidency and also happy to inform you that
based on our recommendation/instructions, your Entire fund has been credited in your favour through our overseas paying bank.
You are therefore advice to contact Dr.Benard Lawrence Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office New York, U.S.A.on this EMAIL: drbenardauditunit@yahoo.com
To collect your original payment slip with your pin and transfer access code. As soon as you submit these codes and your payment slip to your bank they will credit your account without delay.
NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH DR.FRANK BRUCE WITH YOUR CORRECT CONTACT DETAILS TO AVOID TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO A WRONG PERSON.
YOUR FULL NAME.............
YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS...........
YOUR PHONE#/FAX...............
COPY OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LISCENCE.
We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment
effectively..
CONGRATULATIONS.
Mr JOSEPH MORRIS UNITED NATIONS,NEW YORK
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