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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: "Philip Adams" <mpa7000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: philipadams222@myway.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:26:20 +0100
Subject: Read carefully and get back to me
CHIEF BARRISTER PHILIP ADAMS L.L.B. L.L.M B.L
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND CONSULTANT
MEMBER CONSTITUTION DRAFTING COMMITTEE 1995.
Hello My Friend,
I am calling from Benin republic West Africa. I am Barrister Philip Adams an
English speaking Beninois,
Solicitor & Financial Attorney/ Consultant. I was moved to contact you based
on present condition here. There is a foreigner who registered with me as
his Personal Attorney and he was a fisherman as well as a one time secret
agent in lifting oil overseas for our former Ministers. My client
here-in-after referred as myclient was also a Diamond/Gold Merchant. So, on
2nd June 2001 my client made a numbered time (Fixed) deposit for
US$7,000,000.00 (Seven Million US Dollars Only) with aBank here in Benin,
with standing statement/ agreement with the bank that all correspondences in
respect to the fixed deposit contract must be sent to him through my humble
chambers.
Upon maturity, the routine notification was sent to me, which I dispatched
to his forwarding address as usual without no reply. After a month, I sent a
reminder which I received from the bank without any reply again. Finally, I
discovered from my client's contract employers-that he died among many
others on Sept.11, 2001 Terrorist attack. But, he died without making any
WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I also
discovered that he did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his fixed deposit contract with the bank.
Henceforth,Iseek your consent to present you to this bank as the next of kin
based on the official letter I just received from his bankers reminding me
that BENINOIS LAWstates that at the expiration of five (5) years the money
will revert to the ownership of the BENINOIS Government if I do not confirm
the next of kin to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin to my
deceased client since you shares the same surname and also from this same
country so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not go into the
hands of some corrupt government officials. Note that this transaction is
simple and risk free because I will provide expert legal services that will
guarantee the successful execution of this deal. If you are interested,
please contact me as soon as possible via my private email
philipadams222@myway.com I shall provide you with more details and how we
shallproceed with the claims. I expect you to observe utmost confidentiality
and be rest assured that this transaction would be profitable for both of
us. Thanks as Iawait for your reply.
Best Regards,
Barr. Philip Adams Esq.
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