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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: "info.williams@terra.es" <info.williams@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:56:46 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RE:YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION


RE:YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
From Mr. Williams Eze
Swift Card Payment Office
Zenith Bank Plc

Attention:Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inhe=
ritance file presently on my desk, and the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA ha=
s found out that you have not received your inheritance payment due to your=
lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in r=
espect to your contract / inheritance payment. Secondly, you are hereby adv=
ised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an ille=
gal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immedi=
ately. After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved i=
n finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have arranged=
your payment through our SWIFT ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America =
and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given by our new president, Umar=
u Yar'Adua (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria. This card centre will send y=
ou an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE =
in any part of the world. You are to withraw $5,000.00 on each transaction.=
but the maximum is $15,000.00 (Fifteen Thousand Us Dollars) per day. So, i=
f you like to receive your fund this way. Please do let us know by filling =
out the below details=20

(1) Your Full Name=20
(2)Address where you want the payment centre to send your ATM CARD.
(3)Phone And Fax Number
(4) Your Total Inheritance Fund to be received.
(5) Your Next of Kin

Instead of loosing your fund, please indicate to us the total sum you are e=
xpecting and for your information you have stop any further communication w=
ith anybody or office. On this regards, do not hesitate to contact me for m=
ore details and direction, and also please do update me with any new develo=
pment.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Regards,

From Mr. Williams Eze Director,
Swift Card Payment Office

Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you with our code of conduct, w=
hich is (009) so you have to indicate this code when contacting this CARD C=
ENTRE





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