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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: Cbn Miginis <cen_bk_11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <don.miginis11@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:48:16 +0100
Subject: PLEASE CONFIRM
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
INTERNATIONAL OPERATION DEPT.
CBN HOUSE, LAGOS NIGERIA.
TELEGRAM: CENBANK
REF NO: AUTH 06/IOD/2020/07
09:00AM THURSDAY, 24 JANUARY, 2007
REPLY TO: don.miginis11@hotmail.com
VERIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE.
FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS, NEXT OF KIN FUND AND LOTTERY FUNDS DUE FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT, YOUR NAME/PARTICULARS WAS DISCOVERED AS NEXT ON THE LIST.
I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND FROM THE RECORD IN MY FILE YOUR OUTSTANDING PART PAYMENT IS ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS.
KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:
1) YOUR FULL NAME:......................................................
2) CONTACTADDRESS:......................................................
3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE #:......................./.....................
4) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS:....................../................................
5) PROFESSION, AND AGE:..................../...........
AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT DIRECTLY FROM M & T BANK IN NEW YORK U.S.A.
REGARDS,
DR. DON MIGINIS
DEPUTY GOVERNOR,
INTERNATIONAL OPERATION DEPT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
PHONE: 011-234-8077-006616
Email: don.miginis11@hotmail.com
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