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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: Attention <offmail9876@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: barrvictorjame1@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 08:09:36 +0100
Subject: Re: Attention.
OFFICE OF THE HONORABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE
(OFR)
FMF ANNEX COMPLEX BUILDING
GARKI, ABUJA NIGERIA
YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS
Our Ref: CBN/FMF/CBX/021/07/009.
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #:
MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/
Attention Beneficiary,
This is to bring to your notice about the due process of your outstanding
Contractual/Inheritance payment which was suspended by the Central Bank of
Nigeria there by stopping the telex unit to pause the transfer of your
contract/inheritance fund to your nominated bank account. As a result of
this
development, verification conducted by the Finance Ministry in conjunction
with the Debt Verification Panel on your
contract/inheritance case, your file has been endorsed for payment awaiting
your confirmations.
During the auditing and closing of all financial records of the Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN),it was discovered from the records of outstanding foreign
contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria in the
year
2006/2007 that your name and company is next on the list of those who will
received their fund.
Meanwhile, a man came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to
be your true representative. Here are his information for you to confirm to
this
office if this man is truly from you or not, so that the federal government
will not be held responsible for paying into the wrong account.
NAME: MR. JOHNSON WHITE
BANK NAME: BANK OF AMERICA
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.
Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this man is
from you. You are requested to fill and send this information for
verifications
purposes so that your fund will be remitted into your nominated bank
account.
This fund is as a result of inheritance on your behalf. Information needed
from you for verification is as follow:
(1) Your full name and address:
(2) Your age and marital status:
(3) Your occupation:
(4) Your telephone/fax number:
(5) Your nationality:
As soon as we receive this, we will commence with all necessary procedures
in other to remit this money into your account. The Central Bank Governor,
Executive Board of Directors and the Senate committee for foreign over due
inheritance fund have approved and accredited this reputable ministry,
with the office of the minister of finance on international
remittance/foreign operations, to handle and supervise the transfer of all
foreign inheritance funds for this last quarter payment of the year 2008.
However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr.
White, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from
today. We
are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of this fund must
have caused you.
Best Regards.
Barr. victor James
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