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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: office payment <ptt65874674774@msn.com>
Reply-To: <c_bn_105@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:59:04 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT CONTRACT#: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA
ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
FOREIGN/CONTRACT PAYMENT
DEPARTMENT
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO
ATTN: SIR/MADAM
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT CONTRACT#:
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA(FGN) your name and your company was discovered as
next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their
payments.
I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter.Also note that from my
record in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$4.7 million
dollars(Four Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).Please
re-confiltered your record and also re-confirm to me the followings
1) Your full name..............................
2) Phone,fax and
mobile............................
3) Company name,position and
address...............
4) Profession,age merital
status........................
5) Your Banking Account
Informations................
6) A Scan copy of your ID CARD or International
Pasport.......
As soon as this informations are received,the payment will be made to
you through your certified bank, by the central bank of Nigeria.
Good- Luck
Contact us with this email address: c_bn_105@hotmail.com as soon as you
get this mail.
DR RUFUS ADAMS
SECRATRY TO PROF CHARLES C SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE
GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
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