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Fraud email example:
From: willybayo_4@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:28:32 +0100
Subject: BEST REGARDS.
Our Ref: CBN/GO/0X012/04. DATE: 21th OCTOBER 2004
FAX NO: 234-1-7594164
EMAIL ADDRESS:dr_willybayo@yahoo.com
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
AFTER A SERIOUS THOUGHT, I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND PERSONALLY
BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU, BUT YOUR NIGERIAN PARTNERS.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF WIRE TRANSFER/TELEX DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERIA, SOME TIME IN THE PAST YOUR NIGERIAN PARTNERS APPROACHED ME THROUGH
A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS WITH ONE OF THE MINISTRIES HERE AND REQUESTED
THAT I ASSIST THEM CONCLUDE A MONEY TRANSFER DEAL AND WE ALL AGREED.
ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY WANTED TO USE THIS STRATEGY TO TRANSFER A HUGE AMOUNT
OF US DOLLARS WHICH THEY ACCUMULATED THROUGH INFLATED CONTRACT AWARDS AND
THE MONEY HAS BEEN FLOATING IN THE (C.B.N) SINCE THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS
HAS BEEN FULLY PAID, SO THEY WANTED TO USE YOUR
ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THE SURPLUS OUT OF NIGERIA. WE AGREED THAT ONCE I DO
THIS, THEY WOULD GIVE ME US $100,000.00 AND GIVE ME ANOTHER US100, 000.00
WHEN I RELEASED THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT. WHEN THEY SAW THAT I HAVE DONE
THAT AND YOUR NAME HAS BEEN APPROVED AMONG THE LIST OF THOSE TO BE PAID,
INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE AGREED DEPOSIT OF US$100,000.00, THEY STARTED AVOIDING
ME AND
RESORTED TO THREATS. I IMMEDIATELY DELETED THE TRANSFER CODE OF THE FUND,
WHICH IS ONLY KNOWN TO ME BECAUSE OF MY POSITION, AND RELEASE OTHER CONTRACTORS
FUND WITHOUT YOURS.
THEY BECAME ANGRY THE MORE WHEN THEY SAW THAT THEIR THREAT DID NOT WORK,
AND STARTED BRIBING OTHER OFFICIALS TO GET ANOTHER APPROVAL TO TRANSFER
THE MONEY TO YOU WITHOUT SUCCESS.
APPROVALS ARE FREE, IS IT NOT FUNNY THAT A CONTRACTOR IS BEING ASKED TO
PAY FOR APPROVAL WHILE HIS MILLIONS IS HERE WITH US? I AM 100% RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE DELAY AND OBSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR BREACH OF CONTRACT. IF YOU
DOUBT WHAT I HAVE JUST TOLD YOU, PAY ANY AMOUNT THEY WILL ASK YOU TO PAY
NOW,AFTER A SHORT TIME THEY WILL COME UP WITH ANOTHER REASON TO PAY AGAIN
AND IT GOES ON AND ON. NOW IF YOU WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER, THESE ARE MY
CONDITIONS.
I.I WILL HAVE 40% OF THE MONEY BECAUSE IT IS ONLY THE TWO OF US LEFT FOR
NOW.
II.YOU WILL ASSIST MY SON TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER
PLACE OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL PAY IN MY OWN SHARE.
III AS YOU HAVE SEEN, IT WILL BE USELESS AND MERE WASTE OF MONEY IF YOU
CONTINUE WITH ANY OTHER PERSON, SO WE WILL CONCLUDE THE TRANSACTION WITH
UTMOST SECRECY WITH THE ABOVE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
TO LET US FINALISE SO THAT I WILL FAX TO YOU OUR OFFICIAL KTT WIRE TRANSFER
FORM TO COMPLETE AND I WILL RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT. BUT IF YOU
ARE NOT INTERESTED, I ADVICE YOU TO FORGET THE FUND AS IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED
INTO OUR CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL RESERVE.
BEST REGARDS.
DR.WILLY BAYO
DIRECTOR, WIRE TRANSFER/TELEX DEPT. (CBN
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