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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: "Dr.Balogun Falana" <cenbank@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: cen.gov@live.com
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 06:33:27 +0100
Subject: OVERDUE FUND
Central Bank of Nigeria
Tinubu Square, Lagos Island
Lagos-Nigeria
International Transfer
Telegram:CBNFOREX
Email :cen.gov@live.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Dr.Balogun Falana, Director Allocation Department from the (Central
Bank of Nigeria) Lagos Annex. My office monitors and controls the affairs of
all Banks and Financial institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign claim
payments. I am the final signatory to any Transfer or Remittance of huge
Funds moving within Banks both on the local and International levels in line
with Foreign Claim Settlements. I have before me list of Funds, which could
not be Transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been
identified either as ghost accounts,unclaimed deposits or over-invoiced sum.
0n this note, I wish to have a deal with you as regards to an unpaid Fund. I
have a file before me and the datas are correct and un-tampered. As it is my
duty to recommend the Transfer of these surplus Funds to the Federal
Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the
opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received two days ago
from the Foreign Debts Reconciliation Dept to submit the List of Payment
reports / expenditures and audited reports of Revenues. Among several
others, I have decided to Remit your claim sum following my idea that we can
have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.
*My conditions:
*
1. The sum of USD$36.7M (Thirty Six Million - Seven Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) only will be Transfer into your account after the
proccessing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the bonfide
beneficary,the transfer will be made by Draft or telegraphic Transfer (T/T),
confirmable in 3 working days.
2. This deal must be kept secret forever and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.
3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with Fund
Release are caused by agents or representative.
4. Note that after the successful completion of this transaction,you and I
will have a fair share of the fund in the ratio of 50:50.
If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately and
the Transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name
on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate.
1. Your Full Name
.........................................................................................................
2. Current
Address........................................................................................................
3. Direct Phone/Fax Number
........................................................
4 Occupations
.............................................................................
5. Age.
............................................................................
I hope you don't reject this offer and have this Funds Transferred.
Waiting for your reply soon.
Yours faithfully,
Dr.Balogun Falana
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