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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: "Rev. John Obi" <revjohn44208@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: revjohnobi2007@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:57:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
HEADQUARTERS FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA.
TEL: 234-8084830484
OurRef: CBN/OOG/FGN/02/07
DEAR SIR/MADAM
THIS PERSONAL LETTER WILL FINALLY COME AS A SURPRISE TO YOU.I AM HIGHLY PLEASED TO INFORM YOU OF THIS WONDERFUL GOODNEWS.
I HAVE ON MY DESK AN OUTSTANDING PAYMENT OF US$10.5M OF YOUR CONTRACT SUM WITH THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA FOR TRANSFER TO THE BELOW ACCOUNT:
Bank Name: Vietnam Maritime Commercial Stock Bank Ho Chi Minh City Branch
26-28 hai ba trung street, district N 1 Ho Chi Minh City
A/C #: 040 01 01 000 681 9
Swift Code: MCOBVNVX 003
THIS PAYMENT WAS STOPPED BECAUSE SEVERAL APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED WITH DIFFERENT ACCOUNT INFORMATIONS WITH SEVERAL AFFIDAVITS OF CLAIM REQUESTING FOR THIS TRANSFER.I AM SURE YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS AND THE REASON WHY THIS PAYMENT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED UPTILL NOW,EVEN AFTER YOU HAVE SPENT SO MUCH TIME AND MONEY.ENVESTIGATIONS CARRIED OUT BY MY OFFICE SHOWS THAT THESE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT THE REAL OWNERS OF THIS PAYMENTS AND THEIR INTENTIONS IS TO DIVERT THIS PAYMENT TO A WRONG BENEFICIARY.ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS?YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS BOLDLY WRITTEN ON YOUR FILE,HENCE I AM USING IT TO CONTACT YOU.
IN VIEW OF THIS DEVELOPMENT,I HAVE THEREFORE APPROVED THIS PAYMENT TO BE ELIVERED TO YOU IN CASH DIRECTLY IN YOUR COUNTRY BY A DIPLOMAT WHOM THE BANK USES FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT SUCH AS THIS AND ALSO IN GOVERNMENT CIRCLE.I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL SHOW APPRECIATION TO ME IF YOU RECIEVE THIS PAYMENT IN CASH THROUGH THIS ARRANGEMENT.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT I INFORM YOU THAT DURING THE CAUSE OF OUR INVESTIGATION,WE DISCOVERED THAT YOU WERE AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES OF CONTRACT PAYMENTS WHO ENT INTO WRONG HANDS TO GET THEIR PAYMENTS AND WERE EVENTUALLY DUPED,DECEIVED AND THEY BECAME FRUSTRATED,HENCE YOU ARE ADVICED TO DISCONTINUE ANY COMMUNICATION WHATSOVER YOU ARE HAVING WITH ANYBODY WHO IS PROMISING TO HELP YOU IN GETTING THIS PAYMENT.BECAUSE NO OTHER PERSON CAN RELEASE THIS PAYMENT EXCEPT ME AS I AM
DIRECTLY IN CHARGE OF EVERY PAYMENT APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT SUCH AS THIS. FOR YOUR OWN SECURITY REASONS, THIS SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT SHOULD BE KEPT VERYCONFIDENCIAL BETWEEN YOU AND THIS OFFICE ONLY.YOU ARE KINDLY HEREBY QUESTED TO CONFIRM THE RECIEPT OF THIS MAIL AND RESPOND TO THIS ARRANGEMENT DIATELY.UPON MY RECIEPT OF YOUR RESPONSE,I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH THE DETAILS OF THE DELIVERY.
N/B:THIS YAHOO BOX WAS SPECIALLY OPENED FOR MY PRIVATE COMMUNICATION WITH YOU ONLY.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE,
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
REV. JOHN OBI
DIRECTOR
CENTRAL BANK FACT-FINDING & SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICE.
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