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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: Robert Mueller <robertmeuller23@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barr_john_bowel@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 02:54:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: NEW YORK FIELD OFFICE.
NEW YORK FIELD OFFICE.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
26 Federal Plaza
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10278.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
J. EDGAR. HOOVER BUILDING WASHINGTON D.C
03/06/2008
Attn:
We wish to let you know that your fund which was on hold by the Nigerian government has been today released to our custody here in America to pay you through our customer care. So to this regards you are to reassure and proof to us that what you are about to receive is a clean money by sending to us FBI Identification Record and also Tax Clearance/Certificate of Deposite to satisfy to us that the money your about to receive is real money. You are to forward the documents to us immediately if you have it with you, if you dont have it go ahead and contact the attorney we satted his information bellow.
This Documents are to be issued to you from the place where the fund was transfer from which is Central Bank Of Nigeria By Barr. John Bowel The personal attorney to Central bank of Nigeria, so get back to us immediately if you don't have the document contact the barrister bellow with his email address so that he will assist you to obtain it in from Federal Republic Of Nigeria, because we have come to realise that the fund was originated from Federal Republic of Nigeria, the attorney will tell you what it will take you to obtain the Documents to you, and bear in mind that as soon as we recieve this Documents the fund will be release to you immediately.
Personal Attorney to CENTRAL BANK OF Nigeria.
Email: barr_john_bowel@yahoo.com
KINDLY CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY AND GET BACK TO US WITH HIS RESPONSE SO THAT WE WILL ADVICE YOU ON WHAT TO DO NEXT AND LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND NOTE THAT YOU SHOULD LET HIM KNOW THAT IT IS THE FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION THAT SENT YOU TO CONTACT HIM REGARDS TO THIS REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.
WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION ON THIS MATTER.
FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller, III
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