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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: contact cc <gmelina24@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jamescjcj@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:47:51 -0800
Subject: YOUR FINAL PAYMENT VIA VISA ATM DEBIT CARD
YOUR FINAL PAYMENT VIA VISA ATM DEBIT CARD
FROM: CHRISTINE COLE.
ATTN:BENEFICIARY,
Firstly, I wish to introduce myself as a sympathizer of your
situation. I am a consultant/Director of Statutory Department of Inter
Banks Credit Commission. My Department is affiliated to FSA, UN,WORLD
BANK, W.A.F. THE BACKGROUND OF THIS MESSAGE, It may interest is that
due to Account normalization of your banking details has been delayed
by restrictions imposed by the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and
Financial Services Authority (UK) but this has been resolved.
This has made it necessary for your payment which was delayed by the
CENTRAL BANK OF Nigeria,Ghana,Ivory coast and South Africa be paid as
directed by the African Development bank via an accredited bank Atm
Debit Card through our office in LONDON.You will need to reconfirm
your total amount to us for correlation because during the bank merger
here, our bank acquired both the assets and liabilities of the former
paying bank.
You should endevour to indicate your previous paying bank to make our
work a little easier.
The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), has concluded to issue you a VISA
CARD with which you can access your beneficiary amount bit by bit This
card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw
your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the amount
is determinable upon hearing from you. So if you like to receive your
fund in this way, please let us know by contacting the ATM payment
department and also send the following information as listed below:
1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address where you want them to send the ATM card to (p.o box is not
acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation.
You are advised to contact the director of ATM CARD payment officer
for more directives via the manager.
Name: MR.JOSEPH JOHNSON
Director, ATM payment department
Email: jmc769@hotmail.com
You have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or
office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.
Note that because of impostors, we shall issue you our code security,
which you have to indicate when contacting the card center by using
it as your subject if need be.
We anticipate your total compliance to this message immediately.
Yours Sincerely,
Christine Cole.
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