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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: "steven kosongo" <steven_kosongo2003@msn.com>
Reply-To: stevenkosongo2005@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:33:28 +0000
Subject: MR STEVEN KOSONGO IMPORTANT AND URGENT CALL 00229 95 86 79 54
Dear Friend,
I am Steven Kosongo the only son of late Chief Paul Kosongo the managing
Director of DUBE petroleum company in Cotonou capital city of Benin
Republic. I must confess my agitation is real and my words are my bond in
this proposal.
My late father was a petroleum merchant and because of his success in this
field also because his wealth, his business associates in the field were
very envious and a family member also was against him.
After death of my mother when she was giving birth in 1985, when I was two
years old(2yrs) because of this, My father had a great love for me as his
only son, He confides a lot in me because he knew that a day will come when
I will have to manage his vast wealth but the relationship painfuly did not
last.
This is a story that seems like a fiction to me but today I am facing the
reality of being an orphan who is also being hunted by men of wicked
principles hence tragedy does not alter fact but fact remains when other
hopes has being shatterd.
On the year two thousand and three (2003yr) after my father came back from a
meeting he was complainig of stomach upset, he was rushed to the hospital,
along the line the doctor comfirmed that he was poisoned,he died two days
later but before his last breath he disclosed to me an amount of fifteen
million dollars($15 million) which he deposited with a Security finance
House here in Benin by name GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY.it is on this note that
I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish me with your bank
particulars:
1) Full Name
2) House/Office Address
3) Phone/Fax numbers
4) A photocopy of your international passport or identity
5) Occupation/Age/Marital Status
6) Your Nationality
7) Are You Capable to Handle This Fund.
For you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the
said amount is (fifteen Million Dollars) $15 Million.I am compensating you
with 25 % of the total money amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I
really want to invest this money in your country, were there is stability of
Government, political andeconomic welfare.
Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a
joke.My late father Chief Kosongo gave me the Original copy of the
certificate of deposit issued to him by the (GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY) on the
date of deposit,for you to be clarify because, I do not expose my self to
anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret
for me because this money is the hope of my life, it is important.
Please reply me immediately after you must have gone through my message feel
free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 25 % of the
total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might
incure during this transaction.
N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment
opportunities which is risk free which I can invest with this money when it
is transferred into your account, personally I am interested in estate
management and hotel business, please advise me.Reply me back immediately
you receive this message for more explanation.And promise me to be a Parents
considering my situations and not to betray me and also accept me to belong
to your family once again as I had ever looked for the opporturnity of
belonging to a Family once again.
NB: my late father used me the only son as the beneficiary / next of kin on
the day of deposit and also told me to look for a foreign assistant or a
foreigner with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as
co-beneficiary and partner abroad.
Thanks and God bless
Best regards
Steven Kosongo.
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