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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: "ojho madu" <ojomadu23@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ojomaduekwe_presidency@yahoo.es
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 04:21:50 -0400
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR
CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FILE AND WE ARE SORRY TO TELL YOU THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IMPOSTERS THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,AND AS SUCH CAN NOT OR WILL NEVER BE IN A
POSITION TO EFFECT ANY PAYMENT TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/
INHERITANCE PAYMENT.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD
PAYMENT CENTER. THIS IS THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT OF
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO (GCFR).THAT
ALL OUTSTANDING DEPTS MUST BE PAID TO THE BENEFICIARIES BEFORE HE
HANDS OVER TO A NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT ON THE 29TH MAY 2007.
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO
WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY, BUT THE MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL IS TWO THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY.
DUE TO THE DELAY WHICH MY OFFICE ACCEPTS THE RESPONSIBILITY,WE WISH
TO CONCLUDE ALL PAYMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS TE GENERAL
ELECTIONS HAS TAKEN PLACE ON THE 14TH AND 21ST OF APRIL
REPECTIVELY,AND WE ALREADY HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT ELECT.
TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS IMMEDIATELY THROUGH THIS SWIFT CARD PROCCESS,
PLEASE CONTACT THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER WITH THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION'S FOR ACCURACY CHECK.
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
3.ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR A.T.M CARD(P.O BOX
NOT ACCEPTABLE)
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY
PLEASE CONTACT:
DR PATRICK AZIZA
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL: dr_patrick_swiftcardoffice@yahoo.es
PHONE: 010-234-803-584-1044
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT
US$500,000.00{FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S.D} CREDITED INTO YOUR CARD
AS YOUR PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
IT HAS ALSO COME TO THE NOTICE OF MY OFFICE THAT NONE OFFICIALS OF
THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND OTHER PEOPLE OF QUESTIONABLE
CHARACTER HAS BEEN SENDING EMAILS LIKE THIS TO UNSUSPECTING
BENEFICIARIES IN OTHER TO OBTAIN MONEY FROM THEM BY TRICKS.PLEASE
BEWARE.ANY EMAIL THAT IS TELLING YOU THAT THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA IS GOING TO PAY YOU ANYTHING OTHER THAN $500,000 AT THIS
MOMENT IS A BOGUS EMAIL AND SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE AUTHORITIES
WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
NOTE THAT OUR CODE OF CONDUCT FROM DECEMBER HAS BEEN {811} BUT
BECAUSE OF IMPOSTERS, I WISH TO INFORM YOU NOW THAT THE NEW CODE OF
CONDUCT IS {911}
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER.
YOURS SINCERELY
CHIEF OJO MADUEKWE
{HEAD, ECONOMIC ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT}
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
_________________________________________________________________
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