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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: uffort ekaete <uffortekaete1244@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <directorforeignremittance@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:37:40 +0000
Subject: YOUR SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT AWAITING YOUR LEGAL CLAIM
FROM THE DESK OF THE SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENTON DEBT SETTLEMENT (FRGN)
ATTN: SIR/MADAM.
YOUR SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT AWAITING YOUR LEGAL CLAIM IT WAS RESOLVED BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT THROUGH THIS PAYING BANK(APEX BANK OF NIGERIA) THAT YOUR PART PAYMENT INHERITANCE FUNDS VALUED US$3,500,000.00 SHOULD BE RELEASED TO YOU ON A NEWLY APPROVED METHOD TAGGED "SWIFT CREDIT CARD, (ATM)
YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO RE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS AS STATED BELOW:FULL NAMEADDRESSPHONEAGEOCCUPATIONCONTACT PERSONNEL: Dr. Usman Bello Director Swift Foreign Remittance CBN EMAIL (directorforeignremittance@gmail.com) Tel 234-1-473-1881 Or 234-805-350-1296 FOR THE MODALITY TO RELEASE THE ATM CARD AND THE MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL PER TRANSACTION SHALL BE NOTIFY TO YOU THROUGH HIM
BE ADVISED THAT AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THIS MAIL THIS BANK WILL NOT HESITATES TO EDUCATE YOU ON THE IMMEDIATE DISPATCH OF YOUR "SWIFT CREDIT CARD" WHICH YOU HAVE TO TENDER TO YOURBANK FOR EASY ASSESS TO YOUR FUNDS.
IT IS YOUR LEGAL RIGHT TO ASK FOR ANOTHER MODE OF PAYMENT IF YOU DO NOT WANT US TO ISSUE YOU AN ATM SWIFT CARD AS WE CAN ALSO TRANSFER YOUR FUND DIRECTLY TO YOUR ACCOUNT OR ISSUEYOU A BANK DRAFT PAYABLE ONLY BY YOUR BANKERS.
ON BEHALF OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA WE SAYCONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!!
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
UFORT EKAETESECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENTON DEBT SETTLEMENT
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