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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: "DR PETER ADAMS" <adams_peter12000@terra.com.mx>
Reply-To: peter_adams12000@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:01:30 +0200
Subject: BEST REGARD
DR.PETER ADAMS.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT
CREDIT BANK BENIN
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC
WEST AFRICA.
MY DEAR.
I am DR.PETER ADAMS, the director in charge of
auditing and accounting section of Credit Bank Benin
republic in West Africa with due respect and regard. I have
decided to contact you on a business transaction that will
be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the
transaction.
During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my
department came across a very huge sum of money belonging
to a deceased person who died on 30th january 2000 on Kenya
Airways with aircraft Airbus 310-304 at location Abidjan,
Ivory Coast, with registration number 5Y-BEN while
travelling with his entire family, his wife, two children
and a maid on a festive visit to Abidjan and since his
untimely death the funds has been dormant in his account
with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody
either from his family or relation before our discovery to
this development.
Although personally, I kept this information secret
within myself and partners to enable the whole plans and
idea be Profitable and successful during the time of
execution. The said amount was USD$24.1M (twenty four
Million one Hundred Thousand united states dollars).
As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive
information through my good friend who works with chamber
of commerce on foreign business relations here in
Cotonou-Benin, it is him who recommended your person to me
to be viable and capable to champion a business of such
magnitude without any problem.
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over
this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased and
get the required approval and transfer this money to a
foreign account has been put in place, all directives and
needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and
also benefit yourself to this great business opportunity.
In fact i could have done this deal alone but because
of my position in this country as a civil servant, we are
not allowed to operate a foreign account and would
eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because i work in this bank.
This is the actual reason why it will require a second
party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin
to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he
will need the money to be
re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due
verification and clarification by the correspondent branch
of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to
your own designated bank account.
May i at this point emphasize that this transaction is 100%
risk free as i have made all arrangements for a successful
transaction as an insider of the bank before contacting
you.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be
entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification,
while 10% will be set aside to take care of any expenses
that may arise during the time of transfer like telephone
bills, fax and our travel tickets to
come over to your country for the sharing of the fund
while 60% will be for me and my partners.
Please you have been advised to keep this a top secret as
we are still in service and intend to retire from service
after we conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank
until you confirm the money in your account and ask us to
come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the
fund according to percentages previously indicated and
further investment either inyour country or any country you
will advice us to invest in.
All other necessary information will be sent to you on your
acceptance to champion this transaction with me.
I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible or
you contact me onmy private line 229 88 98 16
stating your wish in this deal.
Yours Faithfully,
DR.PETER ADAMS
alternative peter_adams12000@yahoo.fr
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