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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: "nd best" <nd_best50@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 05:41:19 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU'
Dear Sir/Madam,
Good Day. Please permit me to use this medium to thank youonce more for
given me this avenue to explain my problem to you , But firstly, i will like
to introduce myself to you so that you will understand and comprehend my
point clearly. My name is Victoria Abdulrasak Makoulou with my younger
brother David,we are from congo democratic republic in the east africa.
Presently we are in cotonou Benin republic as political refugees as a result
of the war in my country which left to the death of our dearly parents. Iam
still a student and my brother too in my country high school where iam
studying medicine while brother David is studying mechanical engineering.I
will be 24 years old by the 14th of this December while my brother is 21
years old.
Please we need your concerns and assistance because the war has claimed the
life of both our darling father and mother leaving us alone in this world.
Before the death of our father, he used my name as the beneficiary/owner to
depositsome huge amount of money WHICH VALUED AT $9MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS in a finance house here in republic of benin.This situation is that
considering that we entered here as refugee and the financial law of this
country does not alow refugees access to operate account in their
country.
Please what we need from you is your presence here in benin to help us
settle the finance house for their clearing fee and open an account with
your name in any bank here in benin I will submit your particulars to the
finance house to effect the change of the ownership of the money in your
name as the new beneficiary and after they will change the name to your
favour and relodge the money into the new account you are going to open in
the bank here you will then instruct the bank here to further transfer to
any of your nominated account in your country.
But before then,you will promise that you are going to accept us as your own
family by taking to your family house in your country,arrange for a better
school where we will continue our education and to invest this money wisely
in a lucrative venture you know.our late father and the
financial house had an agreement when the money will be in their custody and
if we fail to come and claim the money as agreed,they may confiscate that
will cause a terrible effect to our life as the hope of our future existance
depend on the sefety of this huge amount.please if you are ready to help us,
please kindly forward to us the following below informations so that the
documents can be effect in your favour as the new beneficiary so that once
you arrive and do the clearing and open the new accout you will then have
access to the money.
ONCE THIS IS DONE,YOU WILL FROM THERE SEND TO US MONEY FOR THE PURCHASE OF
OUR TICKET. PLEASE INDICATE YOUR WILLINGLESS TO HELP US BY FORWARDING FOR US
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS.
1)YOUR FULL NAME.
2)YOUR TEL/FAX NUMBERS.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE INFORMATIONS WE WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO
FINANCIAL HOUSE FOR YOUR DISCUSSION WITH THEM.
MAY GOD ALMIGHTY CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY AS YOU HELP
US.
HAVE A NICE DAY AS WE AWAIT YOUR POSITIVE DECISION TO HELP US.
FROM VICTORIA AND DAVID .
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