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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: "CBN GOV PROF CHARLES SOLUDO" <procharlessoludo104@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: procharlessoludo101@googlemail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:33:14 +0200
Subject: Your Fund
FROM: PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY.
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR LONG OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN
GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT)- DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER
TO YOU OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDING BANK NOMINATED BY THE SENATE
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.
MEANWHILE,THREE MEN HAVE FORWARDED A BANKING INFORMATIONS TO OUR BANK
STATING THAT YOU INSTRUCTED HIM TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF AND
PLEASE FIND BELOW HIS BANKING INFORMATION FOR YOUR-RE-CONFIRMATION:
INDO-CHINA GROUP LTD,
A/C #:USD114-102-5567-8,
BANK NAME: STANDARD CHATTERED BANK,
138-141 1ST FLOOR, EDINBURGH TOWER, THE LANDMARK, 15 QUEENS ROAD, CENTRAL
HONG KONG,
SWIFT CODE: SCBL 11K111.
YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW AND SEND IT BACK TO
THIS BANK FOR VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALUED
US$7.5MILLION(SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS)
WILL BE RELEASED UPON THE DUE PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT WITHIN 48HRS.
MEANWHILE PLEASE CONFIRM IF IN DEED YOU AUTHORIZED THESE MEN TO RECEIVE YOUR
FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF TO AVOID MAKING PAYMENT INTO ANY WRONG
ACCOUNTS.INFORMATIONS NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
1.YOUR NAME:..............................
2.YOUR FULL ADDRESS:...................................
3.YOUR TELEPHONE ..................................
4.AGE......................................................
5.SEX:....................................
6.YOUR OCCUPATION:......................................
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY
PROCEDURES TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO THERE ACCOUNT.THE CENTRAL BANK
GOVERNOR,IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) EXECUTIVE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE HAVE
APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND RELEASE ALL
FOREIGN DEBTS THIS QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2007.
HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MR.PETER
WOO, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM
TODAY.ALSO BE INFORMED THAT MR.PETER WOO HAVE ACCEPTED TO PAY FOR THE
FORIEGN ALLOCATION ORDER CODE AS TO ENABLE US WIRE THIS FUNDS DIRECTLY TO
HIS ACCOUNT BUT THE FORIEGN ALLOCATION ORDER CODE OF US$750 IS NOT THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING BUT WE DO NOT WISH TO MAKE A WRONG PAYMENT AND THAT WAS WHY
WE DECIDED TO CONFIRM ABOUT THIS MAN AND HIS BANKING DETAILS FROM YOU FIRST
BEFORE MAKING THE TRANSFER AS WE WILL NOT BEAR THE CONSIQUENCES IF ANY WRONG
PAYMENT IS MADE.
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND
MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA.
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