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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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From: charles661@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:50:40 +0100
Subject: FRAUD ALERT
DR.CHARLES OSEIOBOT
NIGERIA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, GARKI
ABUJA.
E-Mail:charles_anderson_1@myway.com
TRANSFER FRAUD ALERT/
ATTEMPTED DIVERSION OF FUNDS
Permit me the pleasure of
introducing myself as Dr.Charles Oseiobot. I am
the Director of the
Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). I am
writing you in respect
to the transfer of funds you have been
expecting from Nigeria.The
Federal Government of Nigeria through the Presidency Umaru Musa
Yar\'Adua, has mandated the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit to
compensate all foreigner’s who in one way or the other has been
retrieve of their hard earn money through illegal transaction.
The
purpose for this is to regain the lost glory of our great country
and
to also show the entire world that this government is highly ready
to
fight corruption in every sector in Nigeria be it in the
banking,oil
and communication sector in the last 3year\'s Nigeria has the worst name
in corruption in the world, where we were rated in the world as one of
the most corrupted nation in the world and it is never a good name to
us. Due to the effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness people
like you and the entire world has showed in helping Nigeria to fight
corruption unlike Microsoft who just signed a contract with the Nigeria
Government through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.(EFCC)
an organization that was formed by this same government to fight
corruption in all sector\'s in the country, including the FBI, INTERPOL,
BRITISH GOVERNMENT and the whole world that has been helping us in
arresting those that has been involved in advance fee fraud locally and
international. Following the recent bills passed by the house of
assembly andpresidency, we have been cross checking all financial
transaction in all financial institutions in the country and it has come
to our notice that your payment has been withheld. But be sure of the
fact that we
are the monitoring unit on all financial matters in the
presidency,
central bank of Nigeria, and all commercial banks here in
Nigeria.
This office wishes to inform you that your payment has been
re-directed
according to the financial law and power vested on us by
the
presidency to the appointed paying bank (CITI BANK NIGERIA PLC)
to
all debts owned by this great nation, as the funds mapped (USD1
BILLION)out in the recent budget by the president had been deposited
with the (CITI BANK NIGERIA PLC). We have your payment file presently
with us, based on this you are advised to stop any correspondence with
any office regarding your payment as they cannot pay you, as your funds
has moved out from their reach. failure to comply, do not hold us
responsible for any mistake. for your funds to be paid to you, you are
urgently advised under 48hours to contact this office with the under
mentioned information for reconfirmation of the your details we are
having at hand so that we may know that we are dealing with the rightful
person for compensation.
1) YOUR NAME IN FULL
2) YOUR FULL POSTAL
ADDRESS AND NAME OF WHERE YOU ARE
WORKING
3) PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER
4) YOUR RECEIVING BANK INFORMATION
5) A SCAN COPY OF YOUR
IDENTIFICATION CARD (eg.
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENCE)
6) YOUR
EXPECTED AMOUNT TO BE PAID.
Although we have all this information with
us, but we want to be sure
that you are the sole beneficiary of the said
funds. Your urgent
compliance under 48hourswill enable this office add
your name to the
payment schedule to be paid in this quarter by the
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). Note that your payment will not exceed 7
banking days from the date of the receipt of the above information, as
long as you have fulfilled all obligations. Thanks for your
understanding and we are deeply sorry for the inconveniences this has
caused you all this while. Call this office on telephone number
-234-8085528 348, for oral and important discussion as it concern your
payment. On the receipt of the above information from you, we can then
send you
your bank draft of the said amount for compensation as a
victim of
scams.
YOUR CO-OPERATION WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED IN
THESE
REGARDS.
BEST REGARDS
FROM: THE SECRETARY NIGERIA FINANCIAL
INTELLIGENCE
UNIT.
DR CHARLES ANDERSON OSEIOBOT
PLEASE REPLY TO :
charles_anderson_1@myway.com
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