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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: <valentinegozi1@sohu.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:44:37 +0200
Subject: For your immediate esponse
ABBY AND ABBY HOLDINGS.
SECRETARY OFFICE. COUNSELORS AT LAW
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA AGALAN
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
Dear Friend,
I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft
which was given to me by my Boss, Mr Abbas Danladi to keep till you contacted
me. This Draft worth US$1.5M but I did not heard from you since that time ,
then I went and deposited the Draft with DIPCSCO Courrier company here in Benin Republic , because I travelling to Iraq to see my Boss and will not come back till Three months time. You have to contact the DIPCSCO Courier company to know when they will deliver your package .I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.
The only money they might ask you to send to them is there security keeping fee
which is $150 to received your package. Don't be deceived by any body,this is
the only expenses you will make and the Draft will bedelivered to your
address. This is the Contact Address of Mr Charles Morgan of Diplomatic
Courrier service company Benin Republic.
E-mail;( dipcsco_officefile07@yahoo.dk )
Phone number +229 97013583.
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee.I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to
them again to avoid any mistake in the delivering.
YOUR FULL NAME-------------
CONTACT ADDRESS------------
TELEPHONE NUMBER-----------
FAX NUMBER-----------------
Please, Do Let me know as soon as you receive your Draft .
Thanks
Mr Valentine Gozie
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