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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: "Prof. Charles Soludo"<tutymoon@tatanova.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 06:13:30 +0530
Subject: From prof's Office/With regards...
Dear Sir,
Good day to you.
I am PROF CHARLES SOLUDO,the executive Governor ,Central Bank of Nigeria
former Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of
Nigeria in Nsukka, Nigeria.
I am an Elected Member of the Governing Council for the Nigerian
Economic Society and, has been a visiting scholar at the International Monetary
Fund, the University of Cambridge, The Brookings Institute, and the
University of Oxford.I assumed duty on the 31st May 2004 as the Governor of the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).Until my recent appointment,I was the Chief
Economic Adviser to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Funds belonging to late Engineer Kenneth Reed a nationality of USA who
executed series of contracts under the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation(NNPC).Unfortunately,hedied with his wife and 3kids in the tragic plane crash of Union
Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Benin republic on the December
25,2003. You will read more stories about the crash on visiting the below
website
<http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/>" Before his
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/ <http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/>
death, he has a contract fund approved by the Presidency Federal
Republic Of Nigeria and forwarded for immediate payment into his designated bank
account,which has matured and several official notice despatched to his confidential
contact as instructed without response.No other person knows about this Fund or
anything concerning it except me and my comprehensive investigation proved that
his supposed next of kin died with him in the crash.
I decided to contact you to assist in expatriating the fund before it
re-deposited into suspence account of CBN or declared unserviceable by the bank. I
seek your consent to present you as the bona-fide next of kin to the
deceased customer so that the proceeds of the account valued at US$55.5 million
can be paid to you immediately and then you and I will share the money. I
have used my official capacity as CBN Governor to perfect all the
administrative logistic to back up the claim before contacting you.
All I require is a secured bank account outside the country and your
honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law.
All documents of transaction and data will be destroyed with ITU
immediately we receive this money in your nominated bank account leaving no trace
to any place. Be rest assured that this deal is 100% risk free.
If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email me your following
information strictly in this alternate email immediately so that we can proceed
ahead to secure this venture or i can give you my direct teleph one to
contact me as soon as possible.{234-803-3382292}
(a.) Your Complete names to acertain the documents in your favour. (B).
Private telephone number for more elaborate discussions. (c.)Your age and
occupation (d.) Private email (e).Your address and bank details where the money will be wired into.
ALSO GET BGCK TO ME THROUGH THIS MAIL ADRESS:profcharlescbn_cbn@yahoo.com)
Sincerely,
PROF CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
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