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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: Vincent Tohozin <barr_tohozin@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: vincent.tohozin@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:10:47 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: TO : Victor Loehr
FROM BARRISTER VINCENT TOHOZI
Avocat A La Cour 04 BP I242 Cotonou,
République du Bénin.
Tel: 00229- 97130537.
ATTN: Loehr,
I am Barrister Vincent Tohozin, A private attorney to Late Peter Loehr, a national of your country, who used to work as the Director of Société Nationale de Commercialisation des Produits Pétroliers (SONACOP)Oil Company in Benin Republic West Africa, Here in after shall be Referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 2001, my client, His wife and their three Children were involved in a car accident Cotonou-Abome express-road. All occupants of the vehicle Unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all efforts was just in vain. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track His last name over the Internet to locate any member of his Family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in Repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank Of Africa Benin Republic West Africa. These huge deposits were lodged particularly, with the "BANQUE INTERNATIONALE du BENIN (BIBE)" where the Deceased had an account valued at about $18.5 Million Dollars (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in Locating the relatives for over six years now.
Now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have The same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $18.5 Million Dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can Share the money 50% to me and 50% to you. I will procure all Necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this Deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, also call me to notify some information with this telephone line: 00229-97130537. And the way we are going to achieve this is I will need the following information from you,
Your Full Name and Address,
Your Age,
Occupation and Position,
Your Telephone Mobile and Fax Number for Communication
Purpose.
I await your Call and reply ASAP.
Best Regards,
Barrister Vincent Tohozin
Tel: 00229- 97130537
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