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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: "BEN benji" <bnbenji690@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:09:50 +0200
Subject: HI, READ AND ANSWER ME
FROM MR. BEN Benji
SENIOR STAFF IN FILE DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICA.
TOP SECRET AND URGENT CALL +229-93 41 84 33
Dearest Friend.
I am Mr BEN Benji. The director in charge of auditing and accounting section
in financial house Cotonou Benin Republic in west Africa. With due respect
and regards I have decided to contact you based on the urgency of this
transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the
transaction.Email me at
(bnbenji691@gmail.com<http://fr.mc275.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bnbenji691@gmail.com>
)
During my investigation and auditing in the bank , my department came across
a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased customer, a foreigner who
died on December 25th, 2003 in plane crash. The fund has been dormant in his
account with the bank of africa without any claim of the fund in our custody
either from his family or relation before my discovery to this
development.Actually, the late customer MR.BRETT HARWOOD was a big merchant
who trades on Gold, Diamond, Elephant tusks and crude oil from Africa to
Asia and Europe and this money he deposited in our financial house to pay
for his purchases. Please I want you to visit the website below for more
information about the plane crash.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself to enable
the whole plans and idea be profitable and during the time of execution (
its secret). The amount involved is(USD$40M DOLLARS). FORTY MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS CASH DEPOSIT IN THAT ACCOUNT. Meanwhile all the whole
arrangement and directives needed to put claim over this fund as the
beneficiary next of kin to the deceased will be forward to you upon your
acceptance to handle this deal with me.
Information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and
willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business
opportunity. In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my
position in this country as a civil servant,we are not allowed to operate a
foreign account and would eventually raise eye brow on my side during the
time of transfer because I work in this bank.
This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow from
a foreign nation who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit
of trust of Oath to the bank and also present a foreign account where he
will need the money to be transferred into on his request as it may be,
after due verification and clarification to designated bank account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 40% of the
total sum as gratification, while 10% will be shared amoung me and you to
cover any expenses we made during the sucess of the deal, such as telephone
bills etc, while 50% will be for me.
Please,you have been advised to keep everything top secret to yourself alone
as I am still in service with the bank and intend to retire from service
after I have concluded this deal with you.
Therefore to enable the Bank transfer the funds into your account in your
name, you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the
deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private
telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location
where the money will be remitted.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of
the application form which you will fill and apply to bank. And you should
not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made
for the transfer. Ask any questions that are not cleared by you for a good
follow-up call +229-93 41 84 33. I look forward to work with you.May
almighty bless us.
Please reply to this my private personal
email:(bnbenji691@gmail.com<http://fr.mc275.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bnbenji691@gmail.com>
)
Best reggards
Mr BEN Benji
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