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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: "John Douglas" <johndouglas01@msn.com>
Reply-To: john_douglas01@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 12:05:00 +0000
Subject: WITHELD PAYMENT BY CBN
DEAR: SIR,
I AM MR.JOHN DOUGLAS A SENIOR STAFF WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
I AM WRITING YOU THIS LETTER BECAUSE COOL PENNY IS BETTER THAN MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS.IT IS BETTER FOR ONE TO LIVE AND DIE A POOR HONEST MAN THAN A RICH
DISHONEST ONE.I AND THE CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER (CSO) OF OUR BANK HAVE
ARRANGED WITH AN OFFICER IN COMPUTER SECTION ENGINEER CHUKA ILOH TO BRING
OUT PART OF YOUR TOTAL CONTRACT SUM AMOUNTING TO US$5 MILLION.
WHY WE DID THIS IS BECAUSE ACCORDING TO INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE
BANK’S COMPUTER,YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME TO RECEIVE YOUR MONEY
WITHOUT SUCCESS.AS I FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE ALMOST MET ALL THE STATUTORY
REQUIREMENTS OF THE CBN IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT,YOUR PROBLEM IS
THAT OF INTEREST GROUPS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR PAYMENT AND
THOSE PEOPLE ARE MERELY DOING PAPER WORKS WITH YOU AND THAT EXPLAINS WHY YOU
RECEIVE FAX AND PHONE MESSAGES FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN NIGERIA EVERYDAY.
ALSO WE FOUND OUT THAT SOME OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE PARASTATALS HAVE BEEN
EXTORTING A LOT OF MONEY FROM YOU WITH THE PRETEXT OF HELPING YOU RECEIVE
YOUR MONEY.
I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS MAY LAST FOR YEARS YET NOTHING HAPPENS IF YOU
DO NOT DO AWAY WITH THOSE OFFICERS THAT YOU CALL YOUR PARTNERS.AND FOR
SECURITY REASONS DO NOT TELL ANYBODY THAT YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY UNTIL YOU
RECEIVE CASH AT YOUR DOORSTEP. THE MONEY IS IN TWO SECURITY-PROOF BOXES
WEIGHING 10KG EACH, THAT IS 2OKG FOR THE TWO BOXES.
YESTERDAY WE WENT TO FOUR COURIER COMPANIES TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS ON HOW TO
SHIP THEM BY COURIER TO YOU. DHL, EMS, FEDEX, ISA ALL SAID THAT THEY MUST
OPEN THE BOXES FOR INSPECTION BY THE CUSTOMS BEFORE SHIPMENT. THIS IS
SOMETHING WE WANT TO AVOID BECAUSE THE BOXES WERE PADDED WITH MACHINE. WE
TOLD THE COURIER COMPANY THAT THE BOXES CONTAINS PHOTOGRAPHIC AND FILM
MATERIALS AND WHEN OPEN WILL LOOSE ITS EFICACY. WE DID NOT DECLARE MONEY
BECAUSE COURIER DOES NOT CARRY MONEY.
TODAY A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A DIPLOMAT DISCLOSED TO ME THAT THERE IS
COURIER COMPANY THEY USE TO SEND DIPLOMATIC MATERIALS AND INFORMATION FROM
ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER. IT HAS DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY AND CANNOT BE INSPECTED
BY ANY CUSTOMS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.THE NAME OF THE COURIER SERVICE IS
NOBEL DIPLOMATIC SECURITY COURIER COMAPNY (NDSCC).
I WILL MEET THEM AS SOON AS I HAVE YOUR GO AHEAD ORDER. THE DIPLOMAT WILL
HELP ME SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM. WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT YOU MUST
COMPENSATE US WITH FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
(US$500,000.00) AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR MONEY. TO THIS EFFECT, YOU WILL
SEND US A PROMISSORY NOTE FOR FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR
(US$500,000.00) ALONG WITH YOUR ADDRESS FOR SENDING THE BOXES BY COURIER.
PLEASE MAINTAIN TOPMOST SECRECY AS IT MAY CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IF FOUND
OUT THAT WE ARE USING THIS WAY TO HELP YOU.
DO NOT EVER TELL ANYBODY ABOUT THIS UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY, I WANT TO
HELP YOU BECAUSE SOMETHING IN ME IS TELLING ME THAT YOU ARE AN HONEST
PERSON,
GOD BE WITH US AS WE WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.JOHN DOUGLAS.
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