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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: <inter_atmpaycenter@live.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:35:21 +0000
Subject: ATTN: CASH GRANT WINNER ($5,500,000.00 USD)......FROM THE ATM
PAYMENT CENTER
FROM THE ATM PAYMENT CENTERTHE SENATE HOUSEFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA ATTN: CASH GRANT WINNER ($5,500,000.00 USD) DIDN'T YOU RECEIVED THE MAIL I SENT TO YOU? KINDLY FORWARD YOUR INFORMATION. FOR IMMEDIATE PROCEED AND DON'T DELAY.THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCEFILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT. SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK. YOUR ENTIRE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAS TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT,MUSA YAR'ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.AND EFCC NIGERIA. AS WELL THE INTERPOL AND FBI. 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 THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS AT EACH WITHDRAW. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND KINDLY RECONFIRM THE INFORMATION BELLOW. 1)Your Full Name: ______________________________2)Your Complete Address:________________________3)Name of City of Residence:____________________4)Country:______________________________________5)Direct Telephone Number:______________________6)Mobile Number:________________________________7)AGE :_________________________________________8)CURRENT OCCUPATION: _____________sex___________________ 9)ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION CONTACT PERSON:Senator Eze Ayogu, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT, EMAIL: (inter_atmpaycenter@live.com) TELEPHONE: (+234-80-79647465) THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $5,500,000.00 USD AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, 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 HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF ONDUCT,WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT. Signed,Senator Eze Ayogu(+234-80-79647465}(Atm Payment Department)THE SENATE HOUSEFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA
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