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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: "fidelis onungene" <tonyobi2005@msn.com>
Reply-To: barrister_tonyobi4005@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 03:53:00 +0000
Subject: URGENT INVESTMENT REQUEST/ FUND TRANSFER.
FROM BARR.TONY OBI
FB. TONY& CO;CHAMBERS,
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
Dear Sir;
RE: URGENT INVESTMENT REQUEST/ FUND TRANSFER.
I wish to bestow this mutual trust on you, which I believe you will not
ignore or betray. I also Obi Tony Obi the Personal Attorney to late Mr
Arthur M.Barnett, who was Importer of Textiles and Automobiles here in Benin
Republic for past 19yrs. But unfortunately my client and his family died in
the ill-fated plane crash involving a Boeing 727 UTA chartered flight that
took off from Cotonou, Republic of Benin and crashed into the Atlantic ocean
on Thursday, 25 December 2003. And about 111 passengers were killed For
details of the plane crash, please visit:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html.
As a matter of fact, my client has made a fixed deposit amount valued at
(USD$8.5M) with one of the COMMERCIAL BANKS here in Benin Republic, and upon
the duration time of their agreement, this bank started contacting him but
no response. Consequently, the bank issued me a notice as his personal
attorney to provide the next of kin to the deceased or have his account
confiscated after two years, as it is in the law of their banking policy.
Since then, I have made several contacts to His Country's Embassy in order
to locate any of my clients extended relatives, but no success was made.
So since I made no success in locating the relatives for over a period of
months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since none of his relatives were no way to be found so that the
account value of US$8.5m could be transferred into your own bank account,
thereafter, both of will share it in percentage ratio of 20% commission for
your assistance on this mutual transaction, While I will invest my own part
into a lucrative investment project and you will be my trusty manager.
Therefore if you welcomes this request please forward the following:
1) Your full name.
2) Your contact address.
3) Your phone and fax numbers.
And once I received this information I will give you the application letter
of claim which you have to fill and forward it to the concerned bank here
for immediate approval and subsequent transfer of the money to your bank
account.
Finally, be informed that no risk is involved in this transfer because I
have made a solid arrangement at the bank on how to transfer out the money.
Therefore get in touch with me as quick as possible through the telephone
number and E-mail above so that I can give you my telephone, to enable us
discuss more on how to move forward to complete this business transcation
successfully.
I am waiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and God bless you,
BARR.Tony Obi ESQ
LEGAL ATTORNEY & SOLICITOR
EMAIL:barristertonyobi4005@yahoo.co.uk
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