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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: Paul Onye Ego <afrikamail_ba20@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:49:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTN: DEAR GERALD, GET BACK TO ME OR YOU CAN CALL ME WITH THIS+229 935452
FROM THE DESK OF PAUL ONYE EGO (GEN MANAGER)
THE AFRICAN BANK
CARRE 101 RUE DE STJANE 1st FLOOR
FAX:00229 318810,DIRECT NUMBER:00229 935452
REPUBLIC OF BENIN COTONOU-WEST AFRICA.
Dear Gerald,
I am Mr Paul O. Ego a general manager of the african bank benin (T.A .B), in the file/computer deptment.
I got your contact through an internet business proposal so i decide to contact you on this business opportunity.
In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of $20m US dollars (twenty Million US dollars) .
In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer Mr.J.C Gerald from mississippi who died along with his entire family on 25th December 2003 in a plane crash.VIEW THIS WEB SITE
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
Since we got information about his death, I have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because the management cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately i learnt that all his family died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
Since you have the same surename with this deceased customer you can easyly make this deal with me,I will assist you locate an ATTORNEY who will assist you get every proof document which will help you to execut this money.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I decided to make this businness proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and I dont want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.
The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Beninois cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.I agree that 40 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be set aside for expenses incured during the business and 50 % would be for me. There after I will visit your country for disbursement accoding to the percentages indicated.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where in the money will be remitted .
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer .
You should contact me with onyeego_f_bk@walla.com immediately as soon as you receive this letter.
Trusting to hear from you immediately.
Faithfully,
Paul .O Ego
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