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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: "MUSA USMAN" <alhajimusausman001@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:13:34 +0800
Subject: ATM PAYMENT CALL THE DIRECTOR ON:+234-802-702-4053
OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTIONPANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA
CONTACT NUMBER: +234- 802-702 -4053
FILE CODE #: ATM/LAG/NG
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY
WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT ARRANGEMENT FOR THE PAYMENT OF YOUR UNPAID
FUND TO YOU HAS BEEN MADE. WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT OF ( USD$1.5m) ONE
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS THROUGH SWIFT CARD
PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD
WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF
THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES
DOLLARS PER DAY.
SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY,PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY
CONTACTING ZENITH BANK ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.
1.FULL NAME__________________
2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD__________________
3.YOUR TELPHONE NUMBER_____________________
4.YOUR FAX NUMBER__________________
5.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION_________________
6.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION_________________
HOWEVER, KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSITION TO RELEASE YOUR
ATM PAYMENT CARD.
DR. FRANK JOHNSON DIRECTOR,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
PHONE:+234-802-702-4053
EMAIL: (atmpaymentdept24@gmail.com)
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT AND
YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR
OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT. NOTE THAT BECAUSE
OF IMPOSTORS, WE HERE BY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0411)
SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING
IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.
REGARDS
ALHAJI MUSA USMAN
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