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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: "tonny edee" <tonyedecbn@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:32:52 +0100
Subject: LETTEP OF ENQUIRY ON YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR TELEX/REMITTANCE DEPT.
Tinubu Square, Lagos-Nigeria.
Date: 15th august , 2005
ATTN: BENEFICIARY CONTRACTOR
LETTEP OF ENQUIRY ON YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT
We write to enquiry from you if you have sent somebody from
Switzerland Mr. Schemirlat and some Nigeria representatives
to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make claim on your
behalf.
Today at about 10:00am Nigeria time, Mr. Schemirlat and
your Nigeria representatives came to the Bank saying that
you have sent them to make claim on your behalf on your
contract funds. I initially instructed for the release of
the fund to them as they came with all obligatory
documents, but on cross checking your contract file. I
discovered that the Bank Account Number they presented was
different from your own bank account that?s make us to
suspect them, this is a serious matter in the bank now and
we have given a mandate to release this fund to you by the
Presidency, by appointed a new Manager, Mr. Hammani
Tijiani, Manager Remittance Telex Dept. Tel:
234-80-369-565-84,Email: hammanitijani007@yahoo.com
Now we have requested them to forward a Power of Attorney
from you, informing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of
the change in account number. This they could not produce
immediately. I have asked them to come back in two days
time, this is to enable us contact you and verify how
genuine these men are to you, though they promised to
produce the Power of Attorney on their next visit to the
bank.
I have deemed is necessary to contact you and ascertain the
true position in other to avoid remitting these funds into
a wrong account. Could you please contact the appointed
Manager above through his fax/ telephone number confirm
matters before we start taking Legal Action, but if they
are from you, kindly give the Power of Attorney for the
payment of the contract funds into the Switzerland account
UBS AG Banking Switzerland.
You should note that by the authorities of the Presidency,
and in line with the enabling decree of Act Section 512 &
No 8220, A No 8221, in Consultation with the relevant
bodies the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) The National
Economic Intelligence Committee (NEIC) and the Federal
Ministry of Finance (FMF), we have resolved that all
overdue contract payments be released this half in absolute
obedience to the I.M.F and World Bank Mandatory
Conditionaties of service to our Foreign Capital Debts.
Based on this, this office has been mandated by the
Presidency to handle all payments due to Foreign
Contractors. You should therefore disregard any
correspondence that you may have or may come to you from
any other department.
Please assist us to expedite action and call him on
234-8036956584, immediately you receive this message now,
He will be in the office waiting for your call anticipating
your prompt response and co-operation.
OFFICE OF THE TELEX/ REMITTANCE
DEPT. (CBN)
Yours faithfully,
DR TONNY EDEE
DIRECTOR, TELEX/REMITTANCE DEPT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
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