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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: adam johnson <adamjohnson_3k@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:11:01 +0100 (BST)
Subject: reply back for our benefit.
Dear Trusting Friend,
How are you today,coupled with your health? hope all is well with you.
I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health, I present my
best wishes to you and your family with blessings, goodness and
mercies.
In a brief introduction, I am Adam Johnson, the Director of Operation
with Progressive Bank Plc Cotonou-Benin Republic. I have a very
interesting deal to discuss with you, the deal under discussion has to do with
GEORGE HUDSON a national of your country, who was employed as a
Consultant/contractor with Societe Nationale Des Products D' Agricole (SONAPRA)
a cotton manufacturing company in Cotonou-Benin. On 25th December 2003,
Mr GEORGE HUDSON with his wife and their only daughter was involved in
a plane crash victims with Boe 727-type air plane belonging to African
Transport Union (ATU). In this fatal tragidy with Beirut-bound flight,
110 persons died and Over 40 others still reported missing, while 22
passengers survived, you may confirm the event of the air crash throug,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3350455.stm or
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3353551.stm).
Consequently, GEORGE HUDSON made a numbered time (fixed) deposited for
twelve calendar and his account with our Bank accrues to about (Three
Million, Four hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand US Dollars) $USD5.452M.
Hence my decision to contact you so that you and I will go into
partnership hence GEORGE HUDSON has no other relative to claim his left fund in
our bank. However,the nature of your business is completely irrelevant
to this transaction as all I need from you is an assurance that my
interest will be fully protected once this deal is concluded.
All I want you to do is to ACT as the next of kin of GEORGE HUDSON
because according to our banking retune here, this fund will be reverted to
the government ownnership as abaundoned treasury if no body applies as
his next of kin. Therefore, you as a foreigner is fully qualified to
stand as the next of kin to GEORGE HUDSON so that the fruits of this old
man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials as the expiration period is at hand.
Please note that There is no risk at all, my position as the Director
of Operation guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. It
is expected that upon the receipt of your acceptance, this transaction
will be concluded within 7 Banking days and the money will be paid into
your account for us to share in the ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.
Please send to me your private phone, or mobile numbers for easier
correspondence.I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best Regards.
From Mr Adam Johnson.
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