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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: officalmail008@telegraf.by
Reply-To: securitycontact@federalbureau-investigation.org
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:24:41 -0800
Subject: FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET
ROBERT MUELLER III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
Email: securitycontact@federalbureau-investigation.org
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET
ATTENTION:
We believe this notification meets you in a very good present state of mind
and health. We the Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) Washington, DC in
conjuction with some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in the
United states of America have recently been informed through our Global
intelligence monitoring network that you presently have a transaction going
on with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as regards to your over-due
contract payment which was fully endorsed in your favour accordingly.
It might interest you to know that we have taken out time in screening
through this project as stipulated on our protocol of operation and have
finally confirmed that your contract payment is 100% genuine and hitch free
from all facet and of which you have the lawful right to claim your fund
without any further delay.Having said all this, we will further advise that
you go ahead in dealing with the Central Bank office accordingly as we will
be monitoring all their services with you as well as your correspondence at
all level.
In addendum, also be informed that we recently had a meeting with the
Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, in the person of Prof.
Chukwuma Soludo and Mr.Raymond Uzor along with some of the top officials of
the Ministry regarding your case and they made us to understand that your
file has been held in abase depending on when you personally come for the
claim. They also told us that the only problem they are facing right now is
that some unscrupulous element are using this project as an avenue to scam
innocent people off their hard earned money by impersonating the Executive
Governor and the Central Bank office.
We were also made to understand that a lady with name Mrs. Joan C. Bailey
from OHIO has already contacted them and also presented to them all the
necessary documentations evidencing your claim purported to have been signed
personally by you prior to the release of your contract fund valued at about
US$8,000,000.00 (Eight million united states dollars), but the Central Bank
office did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you personally before
the go ahead on wiring your fund to the Bank informations which was
forwarded to them by the above named Lady so that was the main reason why
they contacted us so as to assist them in making the investigations.
They further informed us that we should warn our dear citizens who must have
been informed of the contract payment which was awarded to them from the
Central Bank of Nigeria, to be very careful prior to this irregularities so
that they don't fall victim to this ugly circumstance. And should incase you
are already dealing with anybody or office claiming to be from the Central
Bank of Nigeria, you are further advised to STOP further contact with them
in your best interest and then contact immediately the real office of the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) only with the below informations accordingly:
NAME: PROF. CHUKWUMA SOLUD O
MR. RAYMOND UZOR
OFFICE ADDRESS: Central Bank of Nigeria, Central Business District,
Cadastral Zone, Abuja, Federal Capital
Territory, Nigeria.
TEL: 234-8074-127-334
Email:remittancedept@centbkofng.org
<Email%3Aremittancedept@centbkofng.org>
NOTE: In your best interest, any message that doesn't come from the above
official email address and phone numbers should not be replied to and should
be disregarded accordingly for security reasons. Meanwhile, we will advise
that you contact the Central Bank office immediately with the above email
address and request that they attend to you payment file as directed so as
to enable you receive your contract fund accordingly.
Ensure you follow all their procedure as may be required by them as that
will further help hasten up the whole procedures as regards to the transfer
of your fund to you as designated. Also have in mind that the Central Bank
of Nigeria equally have their own protocol of operation as stipulated on
their banking terms, so delay could be very dangerous. Once again, we will
advise that you contact them with the above email address and make sure you
forward to them all the necessary informations which they may require from
you prior to the release of your fund to you accordingly.
All modalities has already been worked out even before you were contacted
and note that we will be monitoring all your dealings with them as you
proceed so you don't have anything to worry about. All we require from you
henceforth is an update so as to enable us be on track with you and the
Central Bank of Nigeria. Without wasting much time, will want you to contact
them immediately with the above email address so as to enable them attend to
your case accordingly without any further delay as time is already running
out.
Should in case you need any more informations in regards to this
notification, feel free to get back to us so that we can brief you more as
we are here to guide you during and after this project has been completely
perfected and you have received your contract fund as stated.Thank you very
much for your anticipated co-operation in advance as we earnestly await your
urgent response to this matter.
Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
Email:securitycontact@federalbureau-investigation.org<Email%3Asecuritycontact@federalbureau-investigation.org>
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