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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: "CHARLSE SOLUDO'S OFFICE" <marksrichard@live.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:15:01 -0400
Subject: Attn: ATM Card Beneficiary,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Zaria Street, Off Samuel Akintola Street,
Garki 11, Garki-Abuja.
Our Ref: FGN/CBN/NIG/06/2007. Your Ref...............................
From The Desk Of
Prof. Charles Soludo
Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Attn: ATM Card Beneficiary,
I wish to use this medium to inform you that your CONTRACT/INHERITANCE Payment of
USD$2,500,000.00 (Two Million and Five hundred United States Dollars) from CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward transfer to you via an ATM CARD which you
will use to withdraw all the USD$2,500,000.00 in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the
world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$10,000.00 Only
We have mandated IBTC CHARTERED BANK PLC, to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will
use to withdraw all your USD$2.5 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the
world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$10,000.00 Only.
You are therefore advice to contact the Head of ATM CARD Department of IBTC CHARTERED BANK PLC;Contact Person: Mr.William Martin,
Office email address:williammartin001@sify.com
Telephone Number:+234-7025808940.
Tell Mr.William Martin, that you received a message from the New Federal Ministry of Finance,
Federal Republic of Nigeria instructing him to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you
will use to withdraw your USD$2.5 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the
world, also send him your direct phone number and contact address where you want him to send the
ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER to you.
We are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past years. Thanks for adhering to
this instruction and once again accept our congratulations.
Best Regards.
Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
NB: PLEASE DO NOT CLICK REPLY,SIMPLY CONTACT MR WILLIAM MARTIN ON HIS CONTACT INFORMATION ABOVE.
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