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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: "steven kosongo" <steven_kosongo03@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: stev_kosongo@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:04:05 +0100
Subject: PLEASE HELP AN ORPHAN.
Dear,
I am Steven Kosongo the only son of late Paul Kosongo the managing Director
of DUBE petroleum company in Cotonou capital city of Benin Republic. I must
confess my agitation is real and my words are my bond in this proposal.
My late father was a petroleum merchant and because of his success in this
field also because his wealth, his business associates in the field were
very envious and a family member also was against him. After death of my
mother when she was giving birth in 1985, when I was two years old(2yrs)
because of this, My father had a great love for me as his only son, He
confides a lot in me because he knew that a day will come when I will have
to manage his vast wealth but the relationship painfuly did not last.
This is a story that seems like a fiction to me but today I am facing the
reality of being an orphan who is also being hunted by men of wicked
principles hence tragedy does not alter fact but fact remains when other
hopes has being shatterd.
On the year two thousand and three (2003yr) after my father came back from a
meeting he was complainig of stomach upset, he was rushed to the hospital,
along the line the doctor comfirmed that he was poisoned,he died two days
later but before his last breath he disclosed to me an amount of fifteen
million dollars($15 million)which he deposited with a bank here in Benin by
name International Bank of Africa.it is on this note that I am contacting
you, all I needed from you is to furnish me with your bank particulars:
1) Full Name
2) House/Office Address
3) Phone/Fax numbers
4) A photocopy of your international passport or identity
5) Occupation/Age/Marital Status
6) Account name
7) Account number
8) Bank address, telephone and fax number For you to assist me transfer this
money in your private bank account, the said amount is (fifteen Million
Dollars) $15 Million.I am compensating you with 15 % of the total money
amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really want to invest this
money in your country, were there is stability of Government, political
andeconomic welfare.
Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a
joke.
My late father Chief Kosongo gave me the Original copy of the certificate of
deposit issued to him by the (BANK) on the date of deposit,for you to be
clarify because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that
you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is
the hope of my life, it is important.
Please reply me immediately after you must have gone through my message feel
free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 15 % of the
total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might
incure during this transaction.
N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment
opportunities which is risk free which I can invest with this money when it
is transferred into your account, personally I am interested in estate
management and hotel business, please advise me.
Reply me back immediately you receive this message for more explanation.
And promise me to be a Parents considering my situations and not to betray
me and also accept me to belong to your family once again as I had ever
looked for the opporturnity of belonging to a Family once again.
NB: my late father used me the only son as the beneficiary / next of kin on
the day of deposit and also told me to look for a foreign assistant or a
foreigner with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as
co-beneficiary and partner abroad. Please,You must reply via this email
stev_kosongo@yahoo.com, it is very very important.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards
Steven Kosongo.
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