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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: "senatorjohndouglas2 Gazeta.pl" <senatorjohndouglas2@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: senatorjohndouglas@myway.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:36:38 -0700
Subject: DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN PAYMENT BUREAU.
*DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN PAYMENT BUREAU.
UNITED NATION EMISSARY.*
* *
*COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY,*
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*WITH REFERENCE TO THE NEW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLICY TOWARDS THE
RECONCILIATION AND IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF ALL OVERDUE DEBTS OWED BY THE
NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO HER FOREIGN INVESTORS; BE OFFICIALLY INFORMED THAT WE
HAVE VERIFIED YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND HAVE CONSEQUENTLY FIND OUT THAT WHY YOU
HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR OVERDUE INHERITANCE PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE
DEALING WITH IMPOSTERS IN VARIOUS COMMERCIAL BANKS IN NIGERIA,HEREBY BEING
FRUSTATED BY SEVERAL EXTORTION OF ILLEGITIMATE FEES AND CHARGES.*
* *
*SECONDLY, WE HAVE BEEN DULY INFORMED BY THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
THAT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES ARE CONIVING WITH THESE FAKE BANK OFFICIALS
TO CHANGE YOUR ACCOUNT AND TRANSFER YOUR PAYMENT TO A STRANGE ACCOUNT IN
CANADA. THE NEW BENEFICIARY IS PURPORTED TO BE YOUR COUSIN.*
* *
*HIS DETAILS ARE LISTED BELOW:*
*MR. ANDREW FRANCIS SVENKESON
ADD: 425 VELDE STREET,
CREVE CEOUR, IL 61610
NATIONALITY: AMERICAN
ZIP: 61610
AGE: 54YRS
MARITAL STATUS: DIVORCED.
PROFESSION: RETIRED REALTOR BROKER.
BANK DETAILS:
SCOTIA BANK
314 HARWOOD AVE. S UNIT
HPO5 AJAX, ONT. L1S 2JI,
CANADA.*
* *
*ACCOUNT NUMBER: 321020072923
ACCOUNT NAME: ANDREW FRANCIS SVENKESON*
* *
*PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISED TO RECONFIRM THE BELOW INFORMATION PROMPTLY, AND
CLARIFY TO US THAT YOU HAVE AUTHORIZED THE ABOVE SAID PERSON TO CLAIM YOUR
FUNDS, AND YOU WILL HAVE TO GIVE A POWER OF ATTORNEY TO US TO RELEASE THIS
PAYMENT TO HIM THROUGH OUR PAYING BANK(CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA).*
* *
*THE SERIOUSNESS OF CORRUPTION AMONGST THE OFFICIALS OF MOST COMMERCIAL
BANKS IN NIGERIA IS AT ITS CLIMAX, HENCE THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ALHAJI UMARU YARA'DUA (GCFR) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
DELEGATED OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED NATIONS HAS MANDATED THE NIGERIA APEX BANK
"CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" TO PAY A PART PAYMENT OF US$6.5MILLION IN FAVOUR
OF FILE#: CBN/ATM/CBX/021/07, FROM YOUR OVERDUE OUTSTANDING FUNDS. *
* *
*THE CBN WILL SEND YOU ATM DIGITAL CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR
MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, WITH MAXIMUM
WITHDRAWAL OF $1,500 DAILY. SO IF YOU WILL LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS VIA
THIS CONVENIENT AND SECURED WAY,YOU ARE ADVICE TO GET BACK TO US ON THIS
MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,BECAUSE WITHOUT YOUR CLARIFICATION THIS PAYMENT
WILL NOT BE RELEASED TO THE ABOVE BENEFICIARY CLAIMING THIS FUND ON YOUR
NAME.HOWEVER, WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY IN RE-ORGANIZING THESE SYSTEMS, AND
EQUALLY THE INCONVENIENCES THIS DELAY MIGHT HAVE CAUSED YOU AND YOUR COMPANY
IN THE VERY RECENT TIMES BEFORE THIS MATTER CAME UP,OUR VISION IS TO
ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTORS BY CREATING SUITABLE AND ENABLING ENVIROMENT FOR
INVESTMENT WITHIN THE SHORES OF AFRICA GENERALLY.*
* *
*MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF THIS CLAIM IS NOT APPROVED BY YOU,DO COMPLETE AND SEND
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO CONFIRM AND UPDATE TO THIS OFFICE THAT YOU DID
NOT PERMITTED THE SAID BENEFICIARY TO CLAIM THIS FUNDS AND THE BELOW
INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM YOU WILL ENABLE US TO FILE YOUR INFORMATIONS TO
THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,IN ORDER TO FACILITATE YOUR PAYMENT VIA ATM
DEBIT CARD.*
* *
*1) CONFIRM YOUR FULL NAME.
2) CONFIRM YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS.
3) CONFIRM YOUR PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS.
4) CONFIRM YOUR PROFESSION, AGE & MARITAL STATUS.
5) CONFIRM NATIONALITY.
6) A SCAN COPY OF YOUR ID.*
* *
*THE ABOVE INFORMATIONS ARE NEEDED TO AVOID COMPLICATION AS REGARD TO
THIS PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT)YOU ARE WARNED, IN YOUR OWN INTEREST; STOP FURTHER
COMMUNICATION WITH ANY INSTITUTION, OFFICES OR PERSONS CLAIMING TO HAVE
RELEVANT TO THE PAYMENT OF YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS OUT-SIDE THE CBN.*
* *
*NOTE: TO AVOID MISAPPROPRIATION AND IMPERSONATION, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE TO
REACH US STRICTLY TO AVOID AN INTRA-CASES WHILE WORKING ON
YOUR PAYMENT,AND ALSO DISENGAGED FROM ANY INFORMATION YOU MIGHT RECEIVED
FROM ANY COMMERCIAL BANKS HERE IN NIGERIA REGARDING YOUR PAYMENT
ARRANGEMENT,SO THAT YOU WILL NOT BE A VICTIM TO THEIR FRAUDULENT ACT.*
* *
*CONGRATULATIONS!!*
* *
*BEST REGARDS,*
* *
*SENATOR.MARK JOHN DOUGLAS.
DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN PAYMENT BUREAU.
UNITED NATION EMISSARY.
(**senatorjohndouglas@myway.com* <senatorjohndouglas@myway.com>*)
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