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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: "SAMUEL PATRICK" <samuelpatrick10@gmail.com>
Reply-To: samuelpatrick10@voila.fr
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:59:18 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY.
*FROM DESKTOP OF SAMUEL PATRICK
BANK OF AFRICA COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICA.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
DEAR FRIEND.
I AM SAMUEL PATRICK,I WORK WITH THE BANK OF AFRICA, AS THE FOREIGN
REMITTANCE ACCOUNTANT IN THE BANK DR.HANSEN TERRY, HAVE BEEN MY GOOD CLIENT
AS REGARD KNOWING HIS ASSET IN MY BANK.DR HANSEN IS A CITIZEN OF AMERICA,
WHO OWN A MULTIMILLION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HERE IN BENIN.
I AM HIS ACCOUNT OFFICER IN THE BANK, SO HE IS MY CLIENT.
ON THE 30TH OF JANUARY 2004, MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN
WERE INVOLVED IN A GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT ALONG PORT-NOVO EXPRESS ROAD. MY
CLIENT AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE ACCIDENT.
SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO THEIR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF
MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, WHICH HAS PROVED ABORTIVE. AFTER THESE
SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS,THE NEED TO CONTACT YOU AROSE BASED ON THE
FACT THAT YOU ARE A FOREIGNER.
MY MAIN REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY
AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR
DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THEY ARE DEPOSITED/LODGED.
PARTICULARLY, THE BANK OF AFRICA.WHERE THE DECEASED HAS A BALANCE SUM OF
20.5M (TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD) IN HIS ACCOUNT.
THE BANK ISSUED A FINAL NOTICE TO ME TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OF MY CLIENT
OR THEY WILL BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CONFISCATE HIS FUNDS.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING MY CLIENT'S RELATIVES FOR THE
PAST 3 YEARS, NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF
MY CLIENT SO THAT THE FUND,THE SUM OF TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS WILL BE PAID IN YOUR NAME INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT FOR
THE BANK.
I HAVE ALREADY PERFECTED EVERY UNDERGROUND WORK TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY
MAKE. ALL THAT I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS
ARRANGEMENT THROUGH.
I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT
I WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. PLEASE REPLY ME IF YOU CAN
ASSIST.
FINALLY KINDLY GIVE ME YOUR CONFIDENTIAL PHONE/FAX NUMBERS SO THAT I CAN FAX
OR ATTACH A SPECIMEN APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL SUMMIT TO THE BANK AS THE
NEXT OF KIN,ALSO YOUR OFFICE AND RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
TOWARDS THIS,I HAVE RESOLVED ALREADY THAT WE WILL DISCUSS BETWEEN US ON THE
EQUITY FORMULA WE CAN SHARE THE MONEY. *
**
* <samuelpatrick30@voila.fr>*
*BEST REGARDS,
SAMUEL PATRICK. *
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