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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: lawani@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 18:14:51 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20Mr=20LAWANI=20GAFARI=28=20hope=20to=20hear=20from=20you=20=29?=
FROM Mr LAWANI GAFARI
FINANCIAL BANK OF BENIN
REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
WEST AFRICA.
DEAR FRIEND
I am Mr LAWANI GAFARI , the director in charge of auditing
and accounting section of Financial Bank of Benin cotonou
Republic of Benin in West Africa with due respect and
regard. I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at
the end of the transaction .
During our investigation and auditing in this bank,my
department came across a very huge sum of money belonging
to a deceased person who died in (beirut-bound charter jet)
plane crash on the 25th December 2003 here in cotonou
(replublic of benin) and since his untimely death the funds
has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any
claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or
relation before our discovery to this
development.(http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/inde
x.html).
Although personally, I keep this information secret within
myself and partners to enable the whole plans and idea be
Profitable and successful during the time of execution. The
said amount was US$24.1M(Twenty Four million One Hundred
Thousand united states dollars)
As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive
information through my a friends who works with the
Ministry of Information here in Cotonou-Benin. It is him
who recommended your person to me to be viable and capable
to champion a business of such magnitude without any
problem .Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim
over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the
deceased,get the required approval and transfer this money
to a foreign account has been put in place and directives
and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as
you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and
also benefit yourself to this great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my
position in this country as a civil servant,we are not
allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually
raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer
because I work in this bank.
This is the actual reason why it will require a second
party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin
to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he
will need the money to be re-transferred into on his
request as it may be after due verification and
clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where
the whole money will be remitted from to your own
designated bank account.
May I at this point emphasize that this transaction is 100%
risk free as I have made arrangements for a successful
arrangement as an insider of the bank before contacting
you. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be
entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while
10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may
arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills,
while 60% will be for me and my partners.
Please, you have been adviced to keep this a top secret as
we are still in service and intend to retire from service
after we conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank
until you confirm the money in your account and ask us to
come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the
fund according to percentages previously indicated and
further investment, either in your country or any country
you advice us to invest in.
All other necessary information will be sent to you on your
acceptance to champion this transaction with me.
I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible on my
personal email address.stating your wish in this deal.
Yours faithfully,
Mr LAWANI GAFARI
00229 09 71 82
REPLY TO:lawani_4@hotmail.com
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