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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: ola_benson@live.com
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:18:31 -0700
Subject: Attention Pls,
Attention Pls,
I am soliciting for business proposal to make with you. I do seriously need
your help because I, am disabled from a motor accident and I cannot travel
abroad on a Doctor's orders. I was an Oil consultant based in the United
Kingdom, and because I helped many foreign Oil Companies to get Crude Oil
Lifting Rights, and lucrative Oil Contracts from Togo, I was able to amass a
fortune worth USD25million. On 20th December 2006, I left the UK finally
with my family, and came back to Togo. However, because of the unfavorable
political and economic climate in my country, and for security reasons, I
left my money total SD25million in a Security Safe Deposit Vault in London.
I and my whole family was involved in a very bad accident on our way home to
our Village at Obigbo , about 100 km from the federal capital city ; I lost
my entire family in the accident, and I myself fell into a coma.
I eventually recovered from coma, and was discharged from the hospital forth
night later. Since I lost my wife in this accident, there is no way for me
to raise money since I deposited all the money I came with from London into
my late wife account because of security reason, I have being battling with
her Bank officials to get this fund release to me, but no way, this
situation forced me to seek redress at the law court, right now, I have no
money with which to sponsor any one in Togo to undertake the trip for me; in
any case, my extended family here abandoned me in hospital when they
realized that the money which I came back with had been spent on hospital
bills, and the burial of my wife and two children, I am currently living on
the charity of the church. And now, I need your help to collect this money
in London and invest it in a profitable venture abroad. I cannot bring in
this money into Togo for fear of seizure by the Government. If the money is
properly and profitably invested abroad, I intend to leave Togo permanently.
Can I count on your help?, If you agree to help me, I will send you by
courier the ELECTRONIC CARD KEY of my vault so that you can travel to London
and open the vault. For your help and assistance, you will keep 25% of the
money for your self, 10% will be kept aside for any expenses, and keep 65%
for me in safe custody until I travel to meet you and invest my share. If
you agree to help me, please reply giving me the following information:
1. Your Full Name and address
2. Your Private Telephone Number
3. Your Identification card,or International Passport
4.Your Specialization/Occupation
Thanks for your kindness; I am waiting to hear from you.
Best Regard
Dr Olla Benson
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