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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: jezeh3@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 21:12:45 +0200
Subject: CAN WE WORK THIS OUT?
FROM: THE DESK OF PRINCE JIM EZEH.
42 TOWOLAWI,COKER,
COTONOU- BENIN.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
DEAR SIR,
I AM PRINCE JIM EZEH, I WORK WITH ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICA
STATES (ECOWAS) IN BENIN REPUBLIC HEAD OFFICE. WE ARE IN FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM AN ASSOCIATE WORKING WITH THE BENIN
EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL AND I DECIDED TO PROPOSE TO YOU THIS
BUSINESS IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.
I WROTE TO YOU LAST TIME BUT NO RESPONSE FROM YOU AND
I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ONCE MORE.
PURPOSE: ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE
MINISTERIAL OFFICIALS AND THE OTHER OFFICER IN CHARGE
OF OFF-SHORE REMITTANCE IN THIS CORPORATION. WE ARE
SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR THE CLAIM OF
TWENTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
($25,000,000.00) AS A CONTRACTOR . HENCE OUR REQUEST
FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
SOURCE OF FUND: THIS AMOUNT TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT ACCRUED FROM OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT
AMOUNT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF OIL REFINERY
SUB-STATIONS IN WEST AFRICA (SUB-REGION) IN YEAR 2000 TO
EXPROPRIATE COMPANIES.
THE CONTRACT WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY VALUED FOR ONE
HUNDRED AND NINE MILLION U.S. DOLLARS WAS MANIPULATED
TO READ ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR MILLION U.S.
DOLLARS, THE EXTRA $25,000,000.00USD IS WHAT WE WANT
TO TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT. THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN
COMPLETELY EXECUTED AND THE CONTRACTORS HAD BEEN PAID
ALL THEIR CONTRACT BILLS REMAINING $25,000,000.00 USD.
REQUIREMENT: WHAT WE EXPECTED FROM YOU BY FAX DURING
YOUR REPLY ARE:
(A) YOUR FULL NAME AND PRIVATE ADDRESS, YOUR PHONE
AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
(B) YOU SHALL ARRANGE FOR US TO MEET WITH YOU
IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE SECURE THE GOVERNMENT APPROVAL
OF THE FUNDS.
DISBURSEMENT: WE HAVE RESOLVED THAT YOU TAKE 30% OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO CLAIM THE CONTRACT OVER INVOICED
MONEY HERE IN BENIN WITHOUT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN BECASUE OUR LAW DENIED
CIVIL SERVANT TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
ADDITION, 10% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ANY
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES INCURRED BY YOU AND US DURING
THIS BUSINESS, AND 60% IS FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND
MYSELF.
SECURITY: ALL MODALITIES TO EFFECT THE PAYMENT AND
SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY HAS BEEN WORKED OUT.
SO, THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. THOUGH, YOU
ARE REQUIRED TO TREAT THIS BUSINESS WITH THE STRICTEST
CONFIDENCE.
I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE THROUGH EMAIL AND PHONE:
+229 28 99 89 ON MY ATTENTION AND SEND ME YOUR
CONFIDENTIAL FAX AND PHONE FOR SPEEDY CORRESPONDENCE.
I WILL HIGHLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU TREAT THIS BUSINESS
WITH THE STRICT CONFIDENCE IT DEMANDS FOR SECURITY
REASONS.
BEST REGARDS,
PRINCE JIM EZEH
E-mail: jezeh1@myway.com
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