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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: "Ralph Jean Poole" <ralph_poole@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:08:37 +0000
Subject: Pls Send Your Informations With Your Questions
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS STATE-NIGERIA
FROM THE DESK OF DR.RALPH POOLE
THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK (CBN)
HEAD OFFICE ABUJA NIGERIA
ATTENTION:VALUED CONTRACTOR.
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009
We apologize, 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 apologize once
again.
From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment 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 now that the square peg is now in square whole and can
be voguish for that your payment is being processed and will be released to
you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in
my file your outstanding contract payment is us $65,700,000.00 (sixty-five
million seven hundred thousand United States dollars).
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) 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.
Thanks for your good understanding, hope to have your response shortly.
YOURS SINCERELY,
DR.RALPH POOLE
DEPUTY GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN).
N.B.
The Foreign Company that excuted this project is now LIQUIDATED so
the company exist no more. I want you to work with me and All we
need is a valid company name or your name to file in my office as the parent
company.I have also decided that you will generously be entitled to 30% of
the total amount. Upon my receipt of your reply confirming your willingness
to
assist me of this transaction, I will immediately arrange and transfer all
the rights of ownership of this fund to your name to facilitate your easy
clearance and transfer of the complete funds to your country. You have
nothing to worry about, as I will be here to assist you in anyway
necessary with all properdocumentation. Thanks for your good understanding,
hope to have your response shortly.Please maintain absolute confidentiality
on this matter. Please reply to this(drpoole_ralph@yahoo.co.uk) email
address
with your telephone and fax so can call you.
This transaction is 100% risk free.
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