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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: "gbceao4 Gazeta.pl" <gbceao4@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:02:11 +0100
Subject: EXECUTIVE AND CONTRACT PAYMENT.
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*BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE LâAFRIQUE DE LâOUEST (BCEAO)
CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICA (BCEAO)
Agence principale de Cotonou
Avenue Jean Paul I Cotonou, BP 325 Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Telex : 5211 BCEAO COTONOU,
Tel : 00 229 939 31448
E-MAIL : governor.bceao1@live.fr *
* Our Ref:
BR/102/0005B/06*
*ATTENTION *
**
*RE: PAYMENT OF US$10.5M ON CONTRACT REF: BR/102/0005B/06.
* *Citing your reference for the release and payment of US$10,500,000.00
with Ref: BR/102/0005B/06 and Foreign Exchange Allocation Number BMF-52114
as it appears on our payment schedule Third quarter 2008, be informed that
approval has been given to effect the transfer of the above sum in your
favour.
From the records of outstanding contractors/Next of Kin Fund due for
payment with the Government of Benin Republic, your name and company was
discovered as next on the list of the outstanding Payments who have not yet
received their payments.
I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from
my record in my file your outstanding part payment is US$10,500,000.00 Ten
million Five hundred thousand united states dollars). As soon as this
information is received, your payment will be made to
you in a Certified Bank Draft or wired to your nominated bank account
through direct (KTT) from CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICA (BCEAO).
*
*DR. JOHN BENSON
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR .
CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICA (BCEAO)
DIRECT TEL : 00 229 939 31448
REPLY VIA MY E-MAIL BOX ( governor.bceao1@live.fr )*
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