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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: "Dr Dangote Smith" <louis06@getokk.com>
Reply-To: dangotesmith@live.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:22:47 +0000
Subject: Get back to us before it gets late
Attention: Beneficiary,
This is to bring to your notice about the due process of your outstanding contractual payment which was suspended by the Federal ministry of Finance thereby stopping the telex unit to pause the transfer of your contract fund ton your nominated Bank Account.
As a result of this development, verification conducted by the newly appointed Finance Minister in conjunction with the Newly Appointed Member of Presidential Board of Trustee on Debt Verification Panel to contact you and let you Know that your contract case file has been
endorsed for payment awaiting your confirmations.
In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you proved abortive.
Based on the new Address submitted to this office on your behalf:
(1) My Office desks have just received a new contact address from
Mrs.Catherine Carlton, to deliver your Payment into a new address as stated
bellow:
100 Wellington Street West ,
Suite 1200 ,Toronto , Ontario , Canada ,
M5K 1J3
The Sum of 15.5 Million US Dollars (Fiveteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United statesDollars) should be paid to Mrs. Catherine Carlton, as your beneficiary/Partner.
(2) Please, confirm to our Office if you have instructed Mrs. Catherine Carlton, to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that he receive cash call Remittance on your behalf as your Partner.
(3) It has come to our notice that you are being contacted by unauthorized individuals with respect to your contract/Inheritance payment but unfortunately this office is not aware of your unofficial dealings and warned that it is atyour own risk.
Therefore, if you had not authorized Mrs. Catherine Carlton, to claim this Contractual Payment on your behalf as your Partner, Kindly get back to us with the down listed information requested for re-confirmation/verification and for fast and swift release of the Fund to you without any Further Delay.
You are now required to reconfirm to us the followings:
(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Residential Address:
(3) Phone, Fax and Mobile #:
(4) Profession, Age and Marital Status:
(5) Company/Business Name:
You are advice to get back to the Federal Ministry of Finance on this E-mail Address ( ) with the Information requested from you and re-confirmation whether you instruct any One to get Your Fund release on your Behalf.
As soon as this information is received by this Panel, you shall be instructed on how to get this Fund released directly to you from our Nominated Bank which has being endorsed by the World Bank and IMF Organization to make sure that your Fund is release to you.
Kindly be informed that you will be required to pay for your insurance/courier fee covering your payment before delivery.
If this is accepted by you, get back to us with details below:
Contact Name: Dr Dangote Smith
Email: dangotesmith@live.com
Yours Faithfully,
Dr Dangote Smith
Member Federal Ministry of Finance
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