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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: hilljohn012@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:03:41 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20ROYAL=20COURIER=20COMPANY=20FOR=20THE=20DELIVERY=20OF=20YOUR=20=24950=2C000=2E00=20BANK=20DRAFT?=
(JOHN & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
25A HIGH LEVEL AVENUE OKOKO
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
My dear Friend,
I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick up your $950,000.00
Bank Draft but I did not heard from you since that time.Then I went and
deposited the Draft with Courier Security Company here in Benin Republic,
because I travelled to Iraq to see my boss and will not come back till next
month end. I want You to contact the Courier Company to know when they will
deliver your package.I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance
fee.The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee
which is $96.00 Us Dollars to received your package don't be deceived by
any body This is there
Contact Address Mr.Arnold Robert.
Director of the courier delivery company Benin Republic.
E-mail:(info_royal_e_c_d_c_beninrepublic@yahoo.fr)
Phone number +229-93413717.
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the
security keeping fee and also give them your contact delivering address
to avoid any mistake on the delivering. Let me know immediately you receive
your Draft.
Thanks.
Barr.Hill John
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