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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 CLINTON <johnclinton201@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 17:29:34 +0000
Subject: Your Payment Release
From The Desk Of Mr John Clinton
WORLD BANK AFRICAN REGION
FUND TRANSFER / VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT
Lagos Corporate Zonal Office,
Close 234/237 Ahmadu Bello Way
Victoria Garden City, Lagos - Nigeria.
Email:worldbankafrican_ng@africamail.com
Attn: The Beneficiary,
TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE.
We are hereby officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphic
Transfer through our bank, World Bank African Region to your bank
account, which has been officially approved by the Central Bank Of
Nigeria and The federal Government Of Nigeria to credit the sum of
US$18.5 Million into your bank account. Note that I have started
processing your payment and every thing concerning the immediate
remittance of your funds will be carried out within the shortest
possible time from the time we received your ¼ below needed information.
Also be informed that the Governor of Central Bank Of Central Bank Of
Nigeria (CBN) will sign on your payment advice and a copy of the advice
will be sent to the World Bank in Swiss for some record purposes.
Meanwhile your information and your full contact details were received
from our research manager, Barr. Paul Peterson on your behalf to FRB
for immediate release of your fund.
This fund was part of the lodged Late President Saddam Hussein of Iraq
discovery fund with World Bank of Switzerland, which the Swiss Bank has
decided to distribute it generously to help few lucky individuals and
the Federal Government Of Nigeria is in agreement with the Swiss Bank
to distribute the fund to 700 hundred thousand people in America,
Europe, Asia, and Africa in other to help improve their business under
3 years and return the original sum back to us.
Therefore, reconfirm the aforesaid information accurately, because this
office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds
or liable of any fund credited into an unknown account.
These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you.
1. Your Full Bank Account Details
2. Your Direct Cell or office phone to reach you
3. Your address of locations
4. Your full name
Finally, you are required to reconfirm directly to me the above
information to enable me use it to process you bill of payment.Your
quick response shall be mostly appreciated; all your response should be
directed through our alternative email address for the immediate
attention of the credit control department.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. John Clinton
WORLD BANK AFRICAN REGION
FUND TRANSFER / VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT
Email:worldbankafrican_ng@africamail.com
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