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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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From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <drpaultaylor5@live.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:35:30 +0000
Subject: Official notice from the FBI on your ATM card payment
New York Field Office Federal Bureau of Investigation26 Federal PlazaNew York, New York 10278.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. J. EDGAR. HOOVER BUILDING WASHINGTON D.C
Date: 30/10/2008,
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI. WASHINGTON DC;FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNETFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONROOM 4-230, KALANIANAOLE FOB300 ALA MOANA BOULEVARD HONOLULU, HAWAII 96850-0053http://www.fbi.gov
Attn: Honorable Beneficiary. We the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI Honolulu) United States Of America have discovered through our intelligent monitoring network that you have a transaction going on as either inheritance payment,Lottery or contract payment in a tone of Millions of United States Dollars which have been approved but have not been settled. This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance file after close monitoring and found out why you have not received your payment, both on your part and on the part of your debtors.Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with the non officials in the bank who are attempting to secure the release of your fund to you. We wish to advise you that this is illegal and you should stop further communication with them forthwith because such an illegal act like this can lead to cancellation of your fund.we have been having so many complains from people who have been scammed arround the world hence, after concluding in a meeting with members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), we came to a conclusion that every payment will be made through the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). We also concluded on the use of ELECTRONIC ATM PAYMENT SYSTEM as the only direct means to pay all beneficiaries. By this method, your funds will be loaded in TWO BATCHES into an ATM card, and sent to you, from this card you can withdraw a maximum of us$5,000. per day from any ATM machine worldwide, BUT from the financial houses there is no limit. So if you would like to receive your funds in this way please send your following information to the paying bank.1. Full name2. Full address (P.O box not acceptable)3. Phone and fax #4.Your balance payment4. Your age, sex and current occupationBelow are the contact details of the PAYING BANK(ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA) in the Federal Republic Of Nigeria to whom you will send your information for the processing of the ATM card as soon as possible:CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Paul Taylor,HEAD OF OPERATIONS,ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEMDEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION, ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA. (ZBN) EMAIL: drpaultaylor6@live.com DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER: +234-8035381321.The DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION has been mandated to issue out your payments for this fiscal year 2008. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) who claim that to be established agents using it to defraud innocent people worldwide.This is to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.THANKS FOR LISTENING TO OUR ADVISEFaithfully Yours,MR .ROBERT S. MUELLER, IIIFOR COROPORATE AFFAIRSFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI Honolulu))UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FAITHFULLY YOURS,ROBERT S. MUELLER 111EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FBI)
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