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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: "CBN SEC" <cbnsece1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:58:34 +0100
Subject: DO YOU SEND ANYBODY FROM SWISS TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT?
FROM:CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL
REMMITANCY/ TELEX DEPARTMENT.
SIR,
RE: LETTER OF ENQUIRY ON CONTRACT PAYMENT.
WE WRITE TO ENQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE SENT SOMEBODY FROM SWITZERLAND MR
SCHEMIRLT AND SOME NIGERIA REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(CBN) TO MAKE CLAIM ON YOUR BEHALF.
TODAY AT ABOUT 10.00 AM NIGERIA TIME, MR SCHEMIRLAT AND YOUR NIGERIAN
REPRESENTATIVE 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 AND
THE BENEFICARY OF THE ACCOUNT THE BROUGHT IS CHANGORI AND CHANGORI 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.
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 TWO PEOPLE ARE TO YOU, THOUGH THEY PROMISED TO PRODUCE THE POWER OF
ATTORNEY ON THEIR NEXT VISIT TO THE BANK. I HAVE DEEMED IT 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 UNDERSIGNED
THROUGH THE mail, TO CONFIRM MATTERS BEFORE WE START TAKING LEGAL ACTION,
BUT IF THEY ARE FROM YOU, KINDLY GIVE THEM 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 512 ?A? 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 QUARTER
IN ABSOLUTE OBEDIENCE TO THE I.M.F AND WORLD BANK MANDATORY
CONDITIONALITIES 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.
ANTICIPATING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE AND CO-OPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
FOR: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
MR. RAHMAN ALI.
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