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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: "MR. JEFF SMITH" <secretary.jeffsmith@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lamidosanuesi.gov@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 16:37:31 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: RE:PAYMENT FILE: TT7270/CBN/BEN/09.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU, SQUARE, LAGOS- NIGERIA.
DATE: 07/07/2009.
OUR REF: CBN/OHG/OXD1/2009
YOUR REF: ..............................
TELEX: CENBANK.
RE:PAYMENT FILE: TT7270/CBN/BEN/09.
ATTN: BENEFICIARY,
PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS.
I AM MR. JEFF SMITH, THE SECRETARY TO MR.LAMIDO SANUESI, THE NEW EXECUTIVE
GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N), THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA IS THE PARENT BANK OF ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS HERE IN NIGERIA. I WAS
INSTRUCTED TO INITIATE CONTACT WITH YOU BY MY BOSS THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N) ON AN URGENT ISSUE, KINDLY NOTE
THAT YOUR FUNDS WERE RE-CALLED AND RE-DEPOSITED INTO THE "FEDERAL SUSPENSE
ACCOUNT" OF THE CBN LAST WEEK, BECAUSE YOU DID NOT FORWARD YOUR CLAIM AS
THE RIGHT BENEFICIARY.
MY BOSS THE NEW EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N),
WAS VISITED IN HIS OFFICE BY THREE GENTLEMEN TODAY, REALLY THESE MEN WERE
UNEXPECTED BY HIM BECAUSE THEIR VISIT WAS IMPROMPTU. HE HAD TO ASK THEM
WHY THEY CAME TO SEE HIM IN PERSON AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CAME TO COLLECT
THE INHERITANCE/ CONTRACT FUNDS BILL WHICH RIGHTFULLY BELONGS TO YOU AS
SHOWN IN YOUR FILE WITH US, ON YOUR BEHALF AND BY YOUR AUTHORIZATION.
NOTE THAT THEY ACTUALLY TENDERED SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS WHICH PROVED THAT
YOU ACTUALLY SENT THEM FOR THE COLLECTION OF THESE FUNDS. BELOW IS LIST OF
THE DOCUMENTS WHICH THEY TENDERED TO THIS BANK TODAY:
1. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION.
2. HIGH COURT INJUNCTION.
3. ORDER TO RELEASE.
DUE TO THE NATURE OF HIS JOB, HE CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE ANY MISTAKE IN
RELEASING THESE FUNDS TO ANYONE EXCEPT YOU WHO IS THE RECOGNIZED TRUE
BENEFICIARY TO THESE FUNDS. NOTE THAT MY BOSS HAS ASKED THESE MEN TO COME
BACK TOMORROW SO HE CAN VERIFY THIS FACT FROM YOU FIRST. KINDLY CLARIFY US
ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE WE MAKE THIS PAYMENT TO THESE FOREIGNERS WHOM CAME ON
YOUR BEHALF.
KINDLY TO DIRECT YOUR RESPONSE TO THE PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS OF MY BOSS,
MR.LAMIDO SANUESI, THE NEW EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA CBN,BELOW FOR QUICKER DELIBERATION AND RESPONSE FROM HIM ON THE
RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS TO YOU. PLEASE REMEMBER TO INDICATE A PHONE NUMBER
HE CAN REACH YOU ON IN YOUR RESPONSE..EMAIL: lamidosanuesi.gov@gmail.com
NOTE THAT FOR SECURITY REASONS YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A CODE/PASSWORD
WHICH IS {TT7270CBN}, PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CODE IS THE REFERENCE NUMBER
FOR YOUR TRANSFER AND IT?S BEING DISCLOSED TO YOU ALONE, GUARD THIS
JEALOUSLY AND ALL YOUR EMAIL RESPONSE SHOULD CARRY THIS CODE AS THE
SUBJECT.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.JEFF SMITH.
SECRETARY.
TO THE NEW GOVERNOR.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,LAGOS- NIGERIA.
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