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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: fredrick_paul fredrick_paul <fredrick_paul77@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 09:39:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTALCE PROPOSAL
FROM : FREDRICK PAUL
CABINET MAITRE CHAMBERS
03 BP 2335 COTONOU,BENIN REPUBLIC.
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ID:paulmadu@emcount.com
Dear Sir
I need your assistance to transfer and invest (USD 45 MILLION) Forty
Five million United States Dollars) from Banque internationale Du Benin. I
have the courage to ask for your assistance to handle this important and
confidential business believing that you will never let me down either
now or in future. I am Barrister FREDRICK PAUL Esq. A Finland National and I
am the attorney to Late paulton Allens a foreigner and an Engineer with
Atlas Engineering Co.here in cotonou Benin Republic. Late paulton Allens has
an account with B.I.BE. which he set up in 1980.He died in 1990 of cardiac
arrest in Benin,I received a memo early this year from the
international remittance unit of B.I.BE for an interview,The Bank informed me on
their policy to Freeze the account and redirect the funds back to government
treasury because they saw no next of kin in Paulton Allens entire file
Except me as his attorney but not his inheritor.
He said it is the Central Bank Regulations and the I.D.B policy on
dormant account for the period of ten years as the policy says that such fund
should be forfeited to government treasury .After scrutinizing his entire file
within my Chamber i discovered that he had no next of kin in his entire
file with us too On that issue i opened up to the manager on my intention to
move the funds for investments abroad.He then adviced me to look for a
foreigner because Paulton Allens is not a citizen of Benin,And he told me that
the fund will be processed as a contract sum in the name of the new
benficiary,the deposit was contract sum paid into late paultons
account on the order of the Federal Ministry of finance to the Central Bank.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with
foreign account as the foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to
make this transaction work.All i need from you is your full name and address,
i will also need your telephone and fax numbers for oral communications too.
We can sign a binding agreement between us and i will suggest we scan copies of our
international pasport or drivers license as a form of security between us.I have
resolved to share the money in this ratio. 50% for me,30% for you ,20% for the
Foreign operations manager in the bank and any expences we might
incurre in the processing of this transaction will be deducted before sharing on
the agreed percentage.
I will come over to your country for sharing and investements as soon
as you confirm the funds in your account. The entire details of this
transaction and all the role you are required to play , i will send to you on your
positive response to this mail.
regards,
FREDRICK PAUL Esq,
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