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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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From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:28:01 +0100
Subject: Confidential
The head of Operations Dept.
Continental bank,Benin.
Plot 23 Koyo Yayi Street,
Cotonou.Benin.
Dear Friend,
Do excuse me if this mail comes to you as an inconveniency as I'm only
pressed as a matter of urgency to have contacted you through this medium.
I am Samuel Paulson,The Head of Operations CONTINENTAL BANK PLC,BENIN.I am
writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of immense
benefit to both of us. In my Bank I discovered an abandoned sum of
$21.5m.usd in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer Late
Mr.Morris,who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska
Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31-2000, including his wife and
only daughter.
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of
kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because the Bank cannot
release the fund unless somebody applies as next of kin or relation to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines and Since then, I have made
several enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives but all efforts
has proved abortive.
Unfortunately I learnt that his supposed next of kin being his only daughter
died along with him leaving nobody with the knowledge of this fund behind
for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I decided to do
business with you and release the money to you as the next of kin or
beneficiary of the fund for safety keeping and subsequent disbursement for
our benefits since nobody is coming for it and I don't want this money to be
confiscated by the bank or to go back to the Government treasury as
unclaimed bill. Bear in mind that the management of the bank is ready to
welcome anybody preferably a foreigner who has the correct information of
the account which I will give to you immediately, if you indicate your
sincere willingness to handle this transaction with me. Nobody has come to
the bank authority for claiming of the fund. It will be easy to convince the
bank authority since I 'am in possession of the necessary legal documents.
The ratio at which this fund will be shared is that 50% will be for me,40%
to you while the remaining 10% has been set aside for every expenses that
will be incurred in the course of this transaction. I will visit your
country for the disbursement according to the percentages indicated above
once the money gets into your account as I also wish to invest into a viable
area of investment in your country with my own share of the money which I
will be looking forward to your advice in this area. Please be honest to me
and trust is our watchword in this transaction.
Note this transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as you receive
this mail you should contact me by return mail whether or not you are
willing to enter into this deal. In the event you are not interested, I
sincerely ask that you disregard this email and tell no one about it.I am
very careful on truncating my banking career should you mention this to
someone else. I hope you can be trusted in this regard. Please note that all
necessary arrangements for the smooth release of these fund to you has been
finalised.We shall discuss much in details when I do receive your response.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of
the application letter of claims you will send to the bank to seek the
release of the fund to you. I will not fail to bring to your notice once
again that this transaction is a risk-free deal and that you should not
entertain any fear as all required arrangements have been made. You should
contact me as soon as you receive this mail.
Please in your response include the following information's below:
{1}Your full name and address
{2}Your telephone number and fax number
{3}Your Occupation.
In anticipation of your response Sampaulatb.benin@live.fr
Mr Samuel Paulson.
Head of operations.
Continental bank Benin.
Direct line: +229 97 83 46 78.
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