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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: MR_ASHFORD FORD <mr_ashford03@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr_ashford04@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:08:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY,
FROM DESKTOP OF MR. ASHFORD
BANK OF AFRICA COTONOU
BENIN REPBLIC WEST AFRICA.
FOREIEGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
ATTN; DEAR FRIEND,
IS MY PLEASURE WRITTING TO YOU AT THIS MOMENT OF THE DAY,I AM MR. ASHFORD,I WORK WITH THE BANK OF AFRICA,AS THE FORIEGN REMITTANCE ACCOUNTANT IN THE BANK DR.HANSEN SHRINER,HAVE BEEN MY GOOD CLIENT AS REGARD KNOWING HIS ASSET IN MY BANK.DR HANSEN IS A CITIZEN OF AMERICA,WHO OWN A MULTIMILLION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HERE IN BENIN.
I AM HIS ACCOUNT OFFICER IN THE BANK, SO HE IS MY CLIENT.
ON THE 30TH OF JANUARY 2003, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT ALONG PORT-NOVO EXPRESS ROAD. MY CLIENT AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE ACCIDENT.
SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO THEIR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, WHICH HAS PROVED ABORTIVE. AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCESSFUL ATTEMPTS,THE NEED TO CONTACT YOU AROSE BASED ON THE FACT THAT YOU ARE A FOREIGNER AND YOUR NAME CORRESPONDED WITH MY LATE CLIENT NAME.
MY MAIN REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THEY ARE DEPOSITED/LODGED.PARTICULARLY, THE BANK OF AFRICA .WHERE THE DECEASED HAS A BALANCE SUM OF 20.5M(TWENTY.FIVE MILLION USD) IN HIS ACCOUNT.
THE BANK ISSUED A FINAL NOTICE TO ME TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT OR THEY WILL BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CONFISCATE HIS FUNDS.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING MY CLIENT'S RELATIVES FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT SO THAT THE FUND,THE SUM OF TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS WILL BE PAID IN YOUR NAME INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT FOR THE BANK.
I HAVE ALREADY PERFECTED EVERY UNDERGROUND WORK TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE. ALL THAT I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS ARRANGEMENT THROUGH.
I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT I WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. PLEASE REPLY ME IF YOU CAN ASSIST.
FINALLY KINDLY GIVE ME YOUR CONFIDENTAIL PHONE/FAX NUMBERS SO THAT I CAN FAX OR ATTACH A SPECIMEN APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL RE-TYPE AND SUMMIT TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN,ALSO YOUR OFFICE AND RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THIS,I HAVE RESOLVED ALREADY THAT WE WILL DISCUSS BETWEEN US ON THE EQUITY FORMULAR WE CAN SHARE THE MONEY.
BEST REGARDS,
MR.ASHFORD.
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