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Fraud email example:
From: "INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT." <richardmixer01@live.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:46:33 -0400
Subject: COMPENSATION FOR SCAM/FRAUD VICTIMS
THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Aso Rock villa, Asokoro District, Abuja
ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY
This is to officially inform you that after due verificationand scrutiny of your contract/inheritance file and have foundout the genuine reason you have not received your payment isbecause you have not fulfilled the obligations given to youin respect of your Lottery/inheritance payment.
You are hereby advised to stop dealing with somenon-Government officials/bank as this is an illegal act andwill have to stop if you so wish to receive your paymentimmediately. After the board meeting held at ourheadquarters,between Nigeria and United Kindgom Govt. we haveresolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as youmay know, we have arranged your payment through our SWIFTCARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America,Asia Pacific andMiddle East, which is the instruction given by the president,Umaru Yar'Adua (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria and ThePrime Minister of London, Gordon Brown. This card centre willsend you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw yourmoney in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but themaximum is ($2,000.00) Two Thousand Us Dollars per day. So,if you like to receive your fund this way, please do let usknow by forwarding the below details to: Prof. Timothy Amos,the CARD PAYMENT CENTRE on thisemail:(account_broker@hotmail.com)
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Address where you want the payment centre to send yourATM CARD.
(3) Mobile Phone And Fax Numbers
(4) Your Total Fund to be received.
Instead of loosing your fund, please indicate to the CardCentre the total sum you are expecting and for yourinformation you have to stop any further communication withanybody or office. On this regards, do not hesitate tocontact me for more details and direction, and also please doupdate me with any new development.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you with our codeof conduct, which is (805) so you have to indicate this codewhen contacting this CARD CENTRE
WE WISH TO ADVICE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACTIONS HAS TOSTOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVEDECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.
Note:It has been officialy stated by the Honourable Ministerof Finance that beneficiaries are to take care of the CourierShipment Fee only.On this, you will be responsible forcourier shipment charges only.This will enable the courierdeliver your ATM CARD/Approval Documents to your address ofcontact.CONTACT PERSON:
PROF. TIMOTHY AMOS
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL: (account_broker@hotmail.com)
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT$500,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. WHICHYOU ARE ADVICED TO CONTACT NOW THAT THE NEW ELECTED PRESIDENTHAS TAKEN OVER THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND,
ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHERCOMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s). THIS ISTO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT.
NOTE: BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OFCONDUCT, WHICH IS (805) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODEWHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER.
GET BACK TO ME WITHIN 24HRS WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.
YOU HAVE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO RECIEVE YOUR CARD AND YOUADVISE STRICTLY TO STOP FURTHER CONTACTS WITH WHOEVER YOU ARECONTACTING.N:B ALL RESPONSE MUST BE FORWARDED TO TIMOTHY AMOS
(account_broker@hotmail.com) TAKE NOTE.
(MR . RICHARD MIXER)
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
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