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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <cenbnk_002@live.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:41:44 +0000
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS: CBN HOUSE TINUBU SQUARE,ELEKE CRESCENT-VICTORIA ISLAND,MARINA LAGOS NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA.P.O. BOX 55037 FALOMO IKOYI,MARINA LAGOS.TEL/FAX: +234 1 8542088 SUBJECT: INSTRUCTIONAL PAYMENT ORDER (IPO)DATE: 10/11/2008. ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM, AS AUDITING WAS GOING ON, WE FOUND OUT THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS STILL REFLECTING IN OUR CENTRAL PAYMENT COMPUTER AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS. HOWEVER, THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE PAYMENT HAVE SUMMONED URGENT ATTENTION TO THE RELEASE OF THE ENTIRE FOREIGN PAYMENTS AND YOUR NAME IS NEXT ON THE LIST OF FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED TO RECEIVE THEIR INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS VIA KEY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (KTT) DIRECT TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OR ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT PAYMENT BANKS WORLDWIDE. MEANWHILE, MAY I INFORM YOU THAT A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO A WRONG ACCOUNT. CLAIMS NAME: MRS.JANET WHITE.ACCOUNT NAME: MRS.JANET WHITE.BANK NAME: HSBC BANK USA.ACCOUNT NUMBER: 503809428. PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU OR NOT SO AS TO AVOID PAYING TO THE WRONG PERSON. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL AND SEND YOUR INFORMATIONS AS STATED BELLOW TO ENABLE US ASCERTAIN THE TRUE NATURE OF YOUR PAYMENT VALUED US$7.5M (SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) AND ALSO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.
INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU IS AS FOLLOWS:
1. YOUR NAMES:.........................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:..................
3. YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:...........
4. FAX:................................
5. AGE:................................
6. SEX:................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION:....................
8. YOUR BANKING DETAILS:...............
9. ANY COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION:....
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THESE INFORMATIONS FROM YOU, WE SHALL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN THE TRUE NATURE OF YOUR PAYMENT AND REMIT THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF), THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE DIRECTORS CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS HAS APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATION,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS. JANET WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.
YOUR URGENT ATTENTION WILL BE HIHGLY APPRECIATED. FOR MORE INQUIRIES ON THIS DEVELOPMENT, CALL ME ON TEL: +234 708 1541 517.
YOURS IN SERVICE,
MR. AFOLABI OJO.DIRECTOR FOREIGN OPERATIONS,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
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