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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: klmba@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:22:08 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?your=20consent?=
Dear Sir,
This letter will really come to you as a big surprise; Meanwhile I got your
contact from the information Centre here in Cotonou-Benin. I am alive today
with the slit strike of luck and by the grace of God. We lost every thing
before coming to the refugee camp, where we are presently staying in Cotonou
Ripublique Du Benin.
I choose you after praying to God Almighty for assistance. I have not met
with you before and you have not seen me too, but I must beg for your assistance
since this is our last hope for you to stand as a new
beneficiary for me and my sister to our late father’s funds deposited
with a Security Company here in Cotonou, Republique due Benin for safe keeping,
Before his death in the hands of the rebels in our Country Congo.
The Security Company can only release this fund to anybody whom I Identify
as my father’s foreign business partner, who will help us to manage
the fund at the end of the day, this is my father’s
Agreement with the Security Company at the time of deposit, With our present
situation in Cotonou-Benin, I really beg you to stand for meand my sister
as my late father’s foreign business partner to
receive the funds as the new beneficiary.
Our father was the former Director General Congolais National Petroleum
Cooperation, he got this money, and he deposited it in a Vault of a Security
Company for safe keeping in Cotonou Benin, before his death.
The amount involved is ($25,000.000.00 USD) (Twenty five Million US Dollar).
Please drop your private phone, fax number and your full name and address,
which I can always reach you. I really want you to assist me so that both
of us can work as business partners in moving this fund out of Benin for
investment at your end.
Dear sir,there is nothing to fears. I want to guarantee you as regards this
transaction; all arrangement and means are in place to move this fund. As
soon as you accepted to work with me for mutual benefit of all and your
share on this transaction will be 10% of the total sum,Note also there is
no risk to it, only your honesty is what I need.
Should I be expecting your positive, and urgent Responses.
Yours sincerely.
Kibasa Malimba
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