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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: Claudia McVeigh <get.backtous@live.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:51:33 -0400
Subject: COMPENSATION OF $500,000.00 TO SCAM VICTIM
Committee On Foreign Payment Matters
National House of Assembly
PMB 141, Central Area,Abuja-Nigeria.
P. O. Box 5760, Garki, Abuja
Federal Republic of Nigeria.COMPENSATION OF $500,000.00 TO SCAM VICTIM
Dear Sir,This is to bring to your notice that The Nigeria Senate House delegated from the UnitedNations has resolved to pay 100 Nigerian 419 scam victims $500,000.00 Five Hundred ThousandUnited States Dollars each you are listed and approved for this payment as one of thescammed victims.On this faithful recommendations, I want to bring to your notice that during the last UNmeetings, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose offunds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the worldtoday, in other to retain the good image of the country, the president of the country is nowpaying 100 victims of this operators $500,000.00 Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollarseach.
Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria, According to the number ofapplicants at hand, 40 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the UnitedStates, we still have more 60 left to be paid the compensations of $500,000.00 Five HundredThousand United States Dollars each.
Your name was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as oneof their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicatethis message to any one for any reason whatso ever, the US secret service in colloborationwith the Economic And Financial Crime Commission in Nigeria are already on trace on thecriminals.
For more vital information on this initiative, please visit:
Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the British government has approvedUS$50,000,000.00(Fifty Million United States Dollars) for the settlement of the remaining 40people on the list and an arrangement has been concluded with the Bank of America for finalrelease of funds into your bank account.
Now you are directed to contact the Debt Management Office of the Federal Republic ofNigeria for the Attention to Dr. Edmond Egbo immediately who has been assigned by theFederal Government of Nigeria to coordinate and ensure that the Bank of America releasesfunds to you.
Contact Person:Dr. Audu Joda
Debt Management Office(dmo)
Plot 12/14 Ahmadu Bello Way
Victoria Island
Lagos - Nigeria
Tel:234-8077581839
Email: fedgvnt@live.com
Contact them now and inform Dr. Audu Joda that you received an email from The SenateCommittee on Foreign Payment Matters at the National House of Assembly Federal Republic ofNigeria, directing you to contact the Debt Management Office for the release of yourcompensation valued at US$500,000.00.Upon contacting the Debt Management Office for this purpose,you should also provide themwith the following information.
(1) Full Name
(2) Home Address
(3) Valid Contact Telephone Lines
(4) Personal Identification
(5) Age and Occupation
NOTE : We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call, if we stillfind out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating andextracting money from you, We shall stop and cancel your payment immediately .
Yours faithfully,
Senator. Claudia McVeigh,
Head. Senate Committee on Foreign Payment Matter.
National House of Assembly
Federal Republic of Nigeria
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