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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: senatoredwardsmith@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:58:48 +0530 (IST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY.
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: infomailsenatoredwardsmith@yahoo.in
- THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,DIRECTORATE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICES,FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT 2008,ANTI-FRAUD-UNIT,4TH FLOOR,MINISTRY OF JUSTICE,ABUJA. NIGERIA.MOTTO: WAR AGAINST FRAUD.TEL: +234-80-8286-8254. From The Desk of: Senator Edward smith Attention:Sir/Madam, Based on the finding in this investigation department we wish to warn you against some touts. We have been informed that some touts are contacting you in respect to the collection of your fund in the total sum of ($15 Million U.S.A Dollars) that was long approved in your favor through the central Bank of Nigeria. As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignment for some time unknown to no one but the Presidency and some top government official who are in support of this investigation team to help stop fraudulent activities in this country. Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the people that have extorted money from you illegally and I wish to list them so that you will personally indicate them by writing back because we want to make your payment to you without any delay but we must surely deal and bring this names to book if only you will indicate correctly any of them. The names of the Touts that have been arrested are as follows: 1) PROF CHARLES SOLUDO 2) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI 3)DR. R.RASHEED 4) BARRISTER AWELE 6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member 8)Dr.John Chukwu Igwe Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member 9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia Deputy Governor - Corporate Services /Board Member 10)Barrister. Uba Tony11) MISS Mary The above listed names have been traced/investigated by the police and some of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught and find guilty he/she will go to jail for 25years(twenty five years) As it is under the Degree 47 of the constitutions of this nation under section of criminal law, So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above names have once contacted you in respect to your fund if yes don’t waste time to indicate immediately. Note that the only office/paying that have right to pay or contact you in this Transfer is the Central Bank of Nigeria which is been headed by the managing dire ctor. You must deal directly with him and do what so ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achieve the success of the transaction. We apologies on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for any delay and lost this must have caused you and promise that such thing will not happen again. And if you are dealing with anyone of them regarding this payment, we urge you to stop because you are taking a big risk and you never find your money anywhere because your money is with the above named bank. Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today. Thanks for your good understanding while we wait for your urgent response to this mail.My regards,
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