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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: anthony_mboh@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 05:56:41 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20Mr=2EAnthony=20Mboh=20=21=21=21?=
FROM: THE DESK OF ANTHONY MBOH,
THE AUDIT MANAGER(FTB)
(FINANCIAL TRUST BANK)
REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
Email;anthony_mboh25@yahoo.fr
DEAR FRIEND,
WITH DUE HONOUR AND RESPECT,I AM MR ANTHONY MBOH,THE AUDIT MANAGER OF FINANCIAL
TRUST BANK BENIN WEST AFRICA, I GOT YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS THROUGH WEB SITE
RESEARCH WITH BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS.AND
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK-FREE BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPEN IN THIS BANK IN 1987 AND SINCE 1998 NOBODY HAS
OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN. AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE
RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT IF I DO NOT REMIT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL
FORFEITED FOR NOTHING. THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT MR. PAUL BALLEY .A OREIGNER
AND THE MANAGER OF PETROL CHEMICAL SERVICE,
AND HE DIED SINCE 1995.BECAUSE OF HIGH BLOOD PREASURE AND SINCE HE DIED
NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING CONCERNING IT, THE
ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL
THAT HIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT
INVOLVED IS U.S.$12.500,000.00(TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS).
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T
KNOW ANY FOREIGNER, I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS
MONEY CAN NOT BE APPROVED TO ANY LOCAL BANK HERE BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED
TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS U.S DOLLARS AND THE FORMER OWNER
OF THE ACCOUNT IS MR PAUL BALLEY AND HE WAS A FOREIGNER TOO. I KNOW THAT
THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OUR SELF BEFORE,
BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS AND ALSO 100% RISK-FREE
BUSINESS TRANSACTION. MEANWHILE ALL THE WHOLE INFORMATION TO PUT CLAIM OVER
THIS MR PAUL BALLEY ACCOUNT AS NEXT OF KIN WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON
AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME TO PUT CLAIM
TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.PLEASE I WANT YOU TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION
SECRET SO THAT WE CAN PUT CLAIM TO THIS ACCOUNT. SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY.
AS SOON AS THE BANK RELEASE AND TRANSFER THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT I WILL
COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE SHARING AND OTHER INVESTMENT. I WILL NOT
FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION.YOU WILL
GIVEN 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT WHILE 5%WILL BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE CREE OF
EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER AND ALSO TELEPHONE BILLS.
WHILE 65% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.PLEASE DON'T DELAY IN THIS TRANSACTION
SO THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PUT CLAIM TO THIS ACCOUNT.PLEASE REPLY THROUGH
THIS MY PRIVATE Email;anthony_mboh25@yahoo.fr
I LOO FORWARD TO HEAR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS,
MR.ANTHONY MBOH.
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