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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: "Charles Soludo" <info@centralbankonline101.com>
Reply-To: profcharls@minister.com
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:31:58 +0000
Subject: YOUR IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
Lagos Nigeria,

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #:
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.


ATTENTION; BENEFICIARY,

We apologies, for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences and
inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some
minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have
held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100%
assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. We apologies once again.

From the records of outstanding contractors due for Payament with the
Federal Government of Nigeria, your Name and company was discovered as next
on the list of The outstanding contractors who have not yet received Their
payments.


I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also be advised that
because of too many contractors that I have to pay at this final quarter of
the year.

Please also note that from the record in my file your outstanding contract
payment is $100.000.000.00 (Hundred Million Dollars). But you will only
receive the sum of US$65,700, 000.00. (Sixty Five Million Seven Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars). So that I will be able to pay other
contractors, but my promise is that I will make sure that you receive
your balance later.


Please Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession , age and marital status.
5) Your working I’d/Int'l passport.


As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you in
a certified bank draft or wired to your nominated bank account directly from
Central Bank of Nigeria. Make sure you reply through my alternative secured
email address(profcharls@minister.com) for further discussion.



YOURS SINCERELY,


PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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