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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: "MR DAVID RUSH" <davidrush5@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: david_rush@myway.com
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:21:21 +0100
Subject: Re:Contact Ems Shipping Company For Your Box .
*Hello Dear ,*
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*** I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Financial
Bank Benin told me that before the check will get to you that it will
expire.So i told him to cash $800,000.00.*
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*** All the necessary arrangement of delivering the $800,000.00 in cash was
made with EMS COURIER COMPANY. This is the information they need to delivery
your package to you.*
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*** **ATTN: Mr.Michal Giboda(Director)
EMAIL: **emscourier_delivery@live.fr* <emscourier_delivery@live.fr>
*contact phone number +229-93 79 38 34*
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*** I have paid for the processing and delivery charges.the only money that
your are going to pay to them is only 135 Euro which they will use to
obtain the Affidavit of Ownership from the federal high court of Benin
Republic.*
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*** Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .*
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*** This is what they need from you.*
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*** **1.YOUR FULL NAME............
2.YOUR COUNTRY...........
3.YOUR HOME ADDRESS..............
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.........
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE..........
6.A COPY OF YOUR ID ............ *
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*** Please make sure you send this needed infomation to the Director EMS
COURIER COMPANY.Mr.Michal Giboda (Director) with the address given to you.*
*** *
*** Note. EMS COURIER COMPANY. don't know the contents of the Box.i
register it as 1 Box Sensitive Photographic Film Material,They don't know it
contents money. this is to avoid them delaying with the Box. the Deposit
details:*
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*Deposit Number: PLCC-101-PL45
Sort/Clearance Code: PLC/101-45/P50
Deposit Certificate N0.: 405576
Consignment Description: 1 Box Sensitive Photographic Film Material
Depositor: Mr.David Rush*
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*** I wait to hear from you. *
*Regards,
Mr.David Rush*
*My Tel:+229 93 13 44 54*
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