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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: "Jennifer Anyango" <j_ayango@msn.com>
Reply-To: adcr-valli1955@cooperation.net
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 13:18:36 +0000
Subject: Jennifer Anyango

Good Day,

You may be astonished for receiving this mail at this time, Please
I seek your permission and would want to get myself introduce to
you. Am Jennifer ANYANGO from Cotonou-Republique du Bénin. My
country is a french speaking Country colonized by France. Am a
Secretary to ADC VALLI Roger. He instructed me to send this mail to
you.

ADC VALLI Roger, is one of our SENIOR STAFF in the MILITARY here
in the Republic of Benin. According to ADC VALLI Roger he got your
contact when searching for a reliable, honest and trustworthy
person to entrust this business with and was simply inspired to
pick you. I have the mandate of my partners to seek your consent
for the transfer and investment of the sum of US$28.000.000(Twenty
Eight million united states dollars only) into your personal or
company's bank account.

The funds is a residue of the over invoiced industrial
contract bills awarded by our Government Military Staff to some
Foreign firms. This DEAL was deliberately hatched and carefully
protected with all loopholes sealed. As her Secretary, I
have the cooperation and mandate of the ADC, ADC VALLI Roger
and the Financial Secretary to seek the assistance of a
willing foreigner to provide us with the facilities to
transfer this money out of the West African sub-region for
investment purposes. This is borne out of the non-stable
and spurious political nature of the sub-region.

The original contractors has been duly paid while this
balance is left in an escrow account awaiting claims by
any foreign company of our choice. We intend to pay this
money out now since we will all be retiring soon and the
contract award committee is also winding up their
activities. Based on the laws and ethics of employment
here, we as civil servants are not allowed to operate
foreign accounts. This is more reason why we needed your
assistance in providing an account that can sustain this
fund for safekeeping and future investment with your
comprehensive advise, assistance and partnership.

AT this juncture, IT PLEASES ME TO INFORM YOU THAT IN THIS PROJECT
YOU WILL ONLY TAKE CARE OF YOUR FLIGHT TICKET, HOTEL RESEVATION AND
YOU ARE TO OPEN A NEW ACCOUNT WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED
FIRST BEFORE THE ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
APART FROM THIS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SPEND ANY OTHER MONEY.WHILE
I WILL BARE THE COST OF TAXES AND DUTIES AND OTHER EXPENSES THAT
MAY OCCURE IN THIS PROJECT.

TRAVELLING TO COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIQUE YOU NEED A VISA FROM BENIN
CONSULATE OR THROUGH A VISA EXPRESS SERVICES.

Kindly indicate your intrest by sending a reply to ADC VALLI
Roger's e-mail address at: adcr-v1955@cooperation.net

www.drg-les-loges.terre.defense.gouv.fr/web/opex/opex-benin.php

Best Regards,
Mrs. Jennifer Anyango.

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