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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: "eric eric" <ericeric900@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 12:11:49 +0000
Subject: From:MrEric Adologo.
FROM THE DESK OF MR.ERIC ADOLOGO.
LLOYDS BANK OF BENIN PLC.
NORTH-WEST REGION.
REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN.
Attn: Dear Friend,
Courtesy of Business opportunity,
I take libertyanchored on strong desire to solicit for yourassistance on
this mutual beneficial and risk freetransaction with you, which I hope you
give urgentattention. To be precise, I am Mr.ERIC ADOLOGO theManager of
Bills/Exchange at the Foreign Exchange/Remittance Department of LLOYDS BANK
OF BENIN PLC.
In my department, we discovered an abandoned sumofUS$6,524,000.00 (Six
Million, Five Hundred andTwenty Four Thousand United States Dollars) in
anaccount that belongs to one ofour customers who diedalong with his entire
family aboard Alaska Airline
flight number 261, on 31st of January,2000.
You can read more about Mr. Morris Thompson and hisfamily's death by
clicking on this
web:http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
Since we got information about his death, we have beenexpecting his next of
Kin to come over and claim hismoney, because we can not release it unless
somebodyapplied for its next of Kin or Relation to thedeceased as indicated
in our banking procedure, butunfortunately to no avail, and nobody has come
forwardto claim the money (because the mentioned next of kin
which is daugther died as well).
Therefore, upon this discovery I now decide toestablish a cordial business
relationship with
you,hence my contacting you. I want you to purportedlypresent your good self
as the next of Kin or relationof the deceased so that I can prepare
documentations
and release the funds (US$6.524 Million) into youraccount for safety and
subsequent disbursement sincenobody is coming for it and again I do not want
thefunds to go into the Government's account as"Unclaimed Bill".
The banking law and procedures herein stipulates thatany account abandoned
or dormant for a period of someyears is subjected to be closed and all
moneycontained therein will be forfeited to the GovernmentTreasury Account.
The reason for you to present your good self as thenext of kin is
occassioned by the fact that thedeceased customer was a foreigner. Mode of
sharingafter the successful completion of the transfer is asfollows, for the
role you will be expected to play in
the whole exercise,I have agreed to give you Fourty(40%) of the total sum,
and the remaining 60% shall befor me. In support of the issue at hand, you
are urgedto reply this letter indicating your readiness andinterest to
participate in the business. After youreply, you will be advised on the next
step forward.
I quite believe that you will protect our interest bykeeping this business
Top Secret and Confidential, asyour interest will be equally protected in
order toachieve and maintain maximum confidentiality.
Hope to hear from you soon as I count on your earliest
response only on my private email
address:eric_adologo112@yahoo.co.uk
Yours truly,
MR.ERIC ADOLOGO.
TEL: + 229 081 211.
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