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Fraud email example:
From: "United Nations" <unitednationsceda@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:46:53 +0100 (CET)
Subject: INFORMATION CIRCULAR!!
INFORMATION CIRCULAR!! =20
FROM UNITED NATIONS!!
Centre for Economic Development in Africa {CEDA.}
Ref No: RK 516 SV /Contracts-Nigeria/#0374=20
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Attention: Beneficiary.
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INFORMATION CIRCULAR!!
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We have noticed with deep concern the fraudulent and corrupt practices =
by some officials of the Nigerian financial institutions and government=
agencies formerly designated with the duty to process and perform the =
remittances of various foreign contract/inheritance payments. These nef=
arious activities have put Nigeria in bad light among committee of nati=
ons, which have been very inimical to her economic growth and developme=
nt. It is a fact that some beneficiaries while trying to realize their =
legitimate contract payments have unsuspectingly fallen prey to schemes=
and grand designs of these bad elements in the Nigerian society who cr=
eates artificial impediments in the processing of foreign contract/inhe=
ritance payments as device to perpetrate fraud.
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In need to restore and reposition the ailing Nigerian economy and statu=
s for improved direct foreign investments and economic growth/developme=
nt, the United Nations Centre for Economic Development in Africa was pr=
evailed upon, in partnership with Nigerian government to grapple with t=
he arduous task of restructuring for advancement Nigeria=92s economic a=
nd financial status, and to further effectiveness in foreign contract/i=
nheritance payment resolution.=20
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In the course of verifications on your contract file, it was discovered=
that you have satisfactorily completed all required legal and financia=
l obligations in respect of your contract/inheritance payment. In this =
vein, your contract has been certified and ratified for immediate payme=
nt, and high power directives have been issued to Head of Operations, P=
ost Bank, Amsterdam-Netherlands to credit your bank account number with=
the total sum of US 8.400,000.00 {Eight Million Four hundred thousand =
United state dollars} part payment without further delay, who under the=
present structure have taken over full responsibility on foreign contr=
act/inheritance payments from the Central Bank of Nigeria for effective=
ness.
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In the foregoing, you are hereby advised to contact and communicate you=
r bank account information to the Head of Operations, Post Bank Amsterd=
am Netherlands for crediting of US8,400,000.00 into your bank account o=
ut of your total contract/inheritance value.=20
=20
The contact information for the Head of Operations, Post Bank Amsterdam=
-Netherlands are:
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Name of Contact Person: Mr. John Hart. (Head of Operations)
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Telephone Nr: - 00 31-644-805-839
Fax Nr: - 00 31-847-364-118
E-mail Add.: postbnknl@live.nl
Website:- http://www.postbank.nl
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Yours in service,
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Jeffrey Benneth Jnr.
(Sub-regional Director)
La carrera hacia la Casa Blanca, a un click de distancia http://www.sta=
rmedia.com/noticias/especiales/gobiernousa.html
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