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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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From: SENATE COMMITTEE <senatecommittee_chambers2@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:11:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT.
ATTN: Contractor, VICTIMNAME,
Compliments of the season. Today, dated 23-06-2006, the senate commitee on local/foreign debts writes to inform you that your case is one among those of other contractors whose payment is now under the handling of this committee, set up by the federal Government of Nigeria, to look into the payment of foreign and local contractors.
This is as a result of the failure and fruadulent acts of the officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) and other banks, which hitherto were given the mandate to pay all contractors.
The committee as a matter of seriousness, has surmoned the former governor of CBN, Chief J. Sanusi as well as the present governor Prof. Charles Soludo and some directors of the CBN, on why you have not been paid, since your payment is long overdue. Although the committee is aware that these officials have at one time or the other been impersonated by some frauds, we are leaving no stone unturned to unravel the circumstances surrouding the delay in the release of your money.
You are by this notice advised to tender a formal and comprehensive complaint to this committee, regarding your dealings with those officials that have handled your case before now without effecting your payment, with a view to bringing them to book. As soon as your formal complaint is received, the committee shall act on it immediately to ascertain why you have not been paid till now as well as ensure the immediate release of your fund.
You are also expected to send your full banking details, as several efforts have been made by these frauds , though to no avail, to change your banking information, to enable them divert your fund to a different bank account.This is needed to re-confirm the one made available to this committee.
The committee hereby assures you that your fund is still intact and shall soon be remitted to your nominated bank account if only you co-operate with this committee and follow simple instructions and stop whatever communications with any person or group of persons. Forward your banking information and the formal complaint on those you have dealt with, if possible, their names, telephone and fax numbers, to this box for immediate action and further investigation and possible prosecution.
Call me immediately on receipt of this message to enable us expedite action. My cell phone number is as follows: +234-1-8167042.
Best Regards,
Senator John Danboyi,
Chairman,
Senate Committee,
Local/Foreign Payment.
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