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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: centralatm3@live.com
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:39:53 -0000
Subject: AUTHORITY TO PAY US$18.350 MILLION
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CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
CORPORATE HEAD QUARTERS
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS NIGERIA,
TEL: +234 8057576449
EMAIL: centralatm3@live.com
Our Ref: CBN/3RD/FBN/30/1/208,
Attention Beneficiary,
AUTHORITY TO PAY US$18.350 MILLION
Be inform that the Federal Government of Nigeria has been
approved a total sum of US$18.350 million in favour of
your name as an inheritance fund to your family, which
was discovered by Auditor General Federal Republic of
Nigeria,which was instructed to our bank Central
Bank of Nigeria to contact you as the beneficiary
of this fund.
According to the list, you are the Next of Kin to this
US$18.350 Million as listed in the payment file, we
apologized to you for notifying you late about this
fund and also for any inconveniences and damages in
delaying this fund might have cause your family,
the Central Bank of Nigeria guaranteed to pay immediately
you reply to this email, as was instructed by the president.
You are advice to fill this space with the
information required below:-
Your Full Name__________________________
Your Address____________________________
P.O.BOX_________________________________
Country_________________________________
Telephone Number________________________
Mobile Number___________________________
Fax Number______________________________
Occupation______________________________
Marital Status__________________________
Age_______________Sex___________________
Your Nearest Airport____________________
Beneficiary mode of payment choose
i) Cash Credit Card ATM_________________
ii)Swift Transfer_______________________
Note: that your payment will be paid to you immediately
you response to this message, the entire legal document
related to this payment of US$18.350M will be giving to
as the beneficiary.
Thanks for understanding,
Your sincerely,
Prof. Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria
Office Line +234 8057576449
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