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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: "Box Mail" <myfile@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 22:00:39 +0100
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORISED MR.TOMMY EARL BARNES JR TO CLAIM YOUR US$5M?
FROM: PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
DEAR BENEFICIARY.
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN
PROGRAMMED TO
BE RELEASED VIA THREE TYPES OF PAYMENT METHODS DEPENDING ON YOUR CHOICE AS
FOLLOWS(KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT)-DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER)DIPLOMATIC CASH
DELIVERING
SERVICES( DDCS)OR ATM SWFIT CARD PAYMENT.
MEANWHILE,ONE MR.TOMMY EARL BARNES JR HAVE FORWARDED HIS BANKING
INFORMATIONS TO OUR BANK
STATING THAT YOU INSTRUCTED HIM TO CLAIM THIS FUNDS ON YOUR CLAIM AND PLEASE
FIND
BELOW HIS ADDRESS AND HIS BANKING INFORMATION FOR YOUR-RE-CONFIRMATION:
ADDRESS: TOMMY EARL BARNES
1301 U ST NW #508
WASHINGTON DC 20009.
BANKING DETAILS:
BANK NAME:COMMERCE BANK
1753 CONNECTICUT AVE NW
WASHINGTON DC 20009.
IF YOU DID NOT IN ANY WAY AUTHORIZED MR.TOMMY EARL BARNES JR,THEN YOU ARE
REQUESTED
TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW AND SEND IT BACK TO THIS INFORMATION
FOR
VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$5M (FIVE MILLION UNITED
STATE
DOLLARS)WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT UPON THE DUE
PROCESSING
OF YOUR PAYMENT WITHIN 48HRS.MEANWHILE PLEASE CONFIRM IF IN DEED YOU
AUTHORIZED
MR.TOMMY EARL BARNES JR TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF TO AVOID MAKING
PAYMENT INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNTS.
THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR,IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE (FMF)
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE
PAYMENTS
HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TO
HANDLE
AND RELEASE ALL FOREIGN DEPTS IN THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR
2008.
HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MR.TOMMY
EARL
BARNES JR,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS
FROM TODAY.
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE STRESS THAT TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND
MUST HAVE
CAUSED YOU.GET BACK TO ME VIA EMAIL ADDRESS:(
info.remittance.centralbank@gmail.com )
CONGRATULATION'S.
PROFESSOR CHARLES C.SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [BOD].
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