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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: PET DODJI <petdo21@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <pedodji@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 20:48:53 +0200
Subject: TO YOU MY DEAR FRIEND.
FROM: MR.PET DODJI. DIRECTOR, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING UNIT, FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPTt. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) WEST AFRICA, PAINE GRAVIE MAISON, AKPAKPA COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
TO YOU MY DEAR FRIEND,
GREETINGS TO YOU,
THIS LATTER MUST COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A DAY THAT PEOPLE MEET AND BECOME GREATS FRIEND AND BUSINESS PARTNERS.MY NAME IS MR.PET DODJI, THE PRESENT DIRECTOR,AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING UNIT FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,BANK OF AFRICA HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICA. I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH BELIEVING THAT I CAN TRUST YOU WITH THE INFORMATION I AM ABOUT TO REVEAL TO YOU. LIKE I SAID, I HAVE TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH OF US, AS YOUR ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED AS A FOREIGNER. I USE TO HEAD THE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT IN MY BANK HEAD OFFICE, BUT LAST YEAR DECEMBER I WAS ASKED TO TAKE THE POSITION OF A MANAGER OF OUR BRANCH IN COTONOU WHO PASSED ON, SO THAT WAS HOW I BECAME THE PRESENT MANAGER AND I DISCOVERED A FORTUNE. AS I RESUMED DUTY, I DISCOVERED AN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOTAL SUM OF ($8.6) MILLION USD THAT HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED ON FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. FROM MY INVESTIGATIONS, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS ACCOUNT BELONGS TO ONE LATE MR.ZIYA BAZHAYEV A RUSSIAN BIG TIME OIL DEALER, WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE IN THE YAK-40JETLINER ON MARCH 9,2000. YOU CAN READ MORE NEWS ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISTING THESE SITE BELOW;
archives.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/03/09/russia.crash.04
I HAVE KEPT A CLOSE MONITORING OF THE ACCOUNT SINCE THEN AND NOBODY HAS COME FORWARD TOCLAIM THE MONEY AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE MR.ZIYA BAZHAYEV MEANING THAT NO ONE IS AWARE OF THE ACCOUNT/HIS BALANCE WITH MY BANK. I CANNOT DIRECTLY TAKE OUT THIS MONEY WITHOUT THE HELP OF A FOREIGNER AND THAT IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR AN ASSISTANCE TO CLAIM THE FUNDS AND SHARE IT WIT ME. AS THE MANAGER OF MY BANK BRANCH, I HAVE THE POWER TO INFLUENCE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO ANY FOREIGNER THAT COMES UP AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE ACCOUNT, WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACCOUNT, WHICH I SHALL GIVE TO YOU.
I AM SEEKING YOUR CO-OPERATION TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE ACCOUNT. THERE IS PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED, THE TRANSACTION WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF LAW.IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME, I WANT YOU TO STATE HOW YOU WISH US TO SHARE THE FUNDS IN PERCENTAGE SO THAT THE BOTH PARTIES WILL BE SATISFIED.
CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE IF YOU FEEL WE CAN WORK TOGETHER, SO AS TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS CONCERNING THE ACCOUNT. TO PROCEED, PLEASE SEND TO ME YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO ENABLE ME CALL YOU AND DIRECT YOU ON WHAT TO DO FOR THE PERFECT CLAIM OF THE FUND, YOU FULL NAME SO THAT I CAN UPDATE YOUR NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN BEFORE WE CAN THEN PROCEED TO THE CLAIM. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY THE ALMIGHTY GOD PRESERVE YOU AND YOUR HOUSEHOLD. PLEASE, TREAT WITH ULTMOST CONFIDENTIALTY.
I WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE. WITH BEST REGARDS. MR. PET DODJI.
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