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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: "SONU MOSES" <sonumoses2@msn.com>
Reply-To: sonumoses@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 17:57:46 +0000
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION TO MR/MRS VAN
FROM:MR.SONU MOSES .
GLOBAL BANK PLC,
REPUBLIC OF BENIN
WEST AFRICA.
Dear Friend,
I sincerely write to seek your co-operation and trust to enable me carry out
an urgent business Opportunity in my department. I work with the GLOBAL BANK
PLC BENIN ; currently I am in charge of bills and exchange at the foreign
remittance department of my bank. I was the account officer to one Mr & Mrs
VAN who worked wtih Chevron Oil company
Who died along with his wife in the December 25th, 2003 Air Crash in Benin
Republic.He left in his domiciliary account the amout of $15.5
million(Fifteen million five hundred thousand USA Dollars).
Since the management got the information of his death we have been expecting
any of his relation or his next of kin to come up and claim his money.
Unfortunately from the day of his death till the time of this letter none of
his relation or friends has come up for the claim.The banking and financial
law of GLOBAL BANK PLC BENIN stipulates that if such fund remained unclaimed
after a period of (30) months it will be lost to the bank as unclaimed
deposit.
On this note, I now decided to do business with you and release the money to
you as the next of kin to the deceased for subsequent disbursement among
us.I will soon proceed for my retirement leave, and I personally do not want
this fund to be lost to the bank. That is why I wanted the fund to be move
out of the bank before I proceed on my retirement from the banking services.
The need for a foreigner as next of kin in this project is occasioned by the
fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Beninnois will not perfectly
fit in as his next of kin or heir. I have agreed that 30% of the Fund would
be for you as foreign partner, thereafter I will visit your country for
disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
To enable the immediate transfer of the fund into your nominated account,
you would have to fill the bank application form for such claim as the next
of kin to the deceased. There you will designate your bank account where the
money will be remitted. Upon receipt of your mail indicating your interest.
I will send to you a copy of the application form and the Account/ Deceased
information you would need to fill it.Send your direct Fax and telephone
numbers for effective communication that this transaction needs. Please note
that you are not to appear in person, as every thing regarding this project
will be strictly handled by a lawyer and every banking documents needed for
this transaction will be taken care of by lawyer.
PLEASE VIEW THE WEBSITE.
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
Hope to hear from you soonest.
Yours Faithfully,
MR SONU MOSES.
GLOBAL BANK PLC COTONOU
REP OF BENIN WEST AFRICA
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