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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "cbnnews05 Gazeta.pl" <cbnnews05@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: cbndesk01@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:48:11 -0700
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
Office of the Governor.
Cenal bank of Nigeria
Tinubu, square, Lagos- Nigeria.
Our ref: Cbn/Ohg/Oxd1/2008
Your ref: ..............................
Date: 21st June, 2008
Payment file: Cbn/Ben/08.
Attn: Beneficiary,
Payment notification of your funds.
I am Mr. Tony Ede, the secretary to Prof. Charles Soludo;
the executive
governor of the central bank of Nigeria (C.B.N), the
(parent bank of
all commercial banks) here in Nigeria.
I was instructed to initiate contact with you by my boss
the executive
governor of the central bank of Nigeria (C.B.N) on an
urgent issue,
kindly note that your funds were re-called and
re-deposited into the
"federal suspense account" of the CBN last week, because
you did not forward
your claim as the right beneficiary.
My boss the executive governor of the central bank of
Nigeria (C.B.N),
was visited in his office by three gentlemen today, really
these men
were unexpected by him because their visit was impromptu.
He aske them
why they came to see him in person and they said that they
came to
collect the inheritance/ contract funds bill which
rightfully belongs to you
as shown in your file with us, on your behalf and by your
authorization.
Note that they actually tendered some vital documents
which proved that
you actually sent them for the collection of these funds.
The list of the documents which was tendered to the bank
today are:
1. Letter of administration.
2. High court injunction.
3. Order to release.
Due to the nature of his job, he cannot afford to make any
mistake in
releasing these funds to anyone except you who is the
recognized true
beneficiary to these funds.
My boss asked the men to come back tomorrow so he can
verify this fact
from you first.Kindly clarify us on this issue before we
make this
payment to these foreigners whom came on your behalf.
Kindly direct your response to the private email address
of my boss,
Prof. Charles Soludo, the executive governor of the
central bank of Nigeria CBN,
below for quicker deliberation and response from him on
the
release of your funds to you.
Please remember to indicate a phone number he can reach
you on in your
response. Email:cbndesk01@gmail.com <Email%3Acbndesk01@gmail.com>
Note that for security reasons you have been assigned a
code/password
which is {TT7270CBN},please note that this code is the
reference number
for your transfer and it's being disclosed to you alone,
guard this
jealously and all your email response should carry this
code as the
subject.
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Tony Ede.
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