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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: "Abba Gidado" <abbagidado003@o2.pl>
Reply-To: <abbagidado@02.pl>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 20:44:48 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT --- PLS RESPOND ASAP
From The Desk of: Mr. Abba Gidado
Gidado, Egobia & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Republique du Benin
Tel: +229 56 74 12
Dear Friend,
Permit me to introduce myself to you. My name is Mr. Abba Gidado, Former
Accountant with the United Nations Development Project (UNDP, Cotonou -
Republic of Benin). I know that this letter may come to you as a surprise
since it is coming from someone you have not met before and due to high
volume of Spam mail that goes around the world through this means but I have
no other choice than to send it to you through the internet means as it is
one of the fastest and confidential medium of communication, therefore, I
will appreciate it if you honor it and give me your confidence and full
co-operation.
I came to know about you in my private search for a reliable person/company
to handle a confidential transaction of this magnitude of which as I came
across your contact information from your Country's trade journal here in
Cotonou, Republic of Benin, I thus decided to contact you immediately.
Although I retired from the UNDP in March, 2004, I now run my own consulting
firm as a Chartered Accountant. My proposition to you of which I seek your
confidence and full-co-operation is of great mutual benefit as set forth
below:
PROPOSITION:
An American, Mr. Morris Thompson who was a contractor with the UNDP (United
Nations Development Project) had an unpaid contract sum, currently in
statutory deposit with the UNDP interface bank amounting to the sum of
US$27.4M, of which I was in Charge of the payment (as chief accountant
then). As the case maybe he unfortunately lost his life 5years ago in the
plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000,
including his wife and only daughter leaving nobody to claim the money. He
named his wife, Mrs. ThelmaThompson, as the next of kin. Unfortunately, two
of them died in that plane crash as you can confirm it yourself via the
website link below:
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
Efforts have been made by the management through the American Embassy here
in Cotonou to contact any of the deceased children or close relation but to
no avail, as we were made to understand that the couple had no children.
Given the skeletal information available, it has so far been impossible to
reach any of the relatives. The option left for the Bank management is to
declare the deceased account dormant and unserviceable of which no authentic
claim comes forth after 6years, the funds will be rendered to state. In
Republic of Benin, and almost all other parts of African continent, when the
State acquires funds such as that of Mr. Morris Thompson, they are required
by law to donate 50% of the funds on acquisition to The Trust Fund for Arms
and Ammunitions. Arms and ammunitions purchased with funds from the Trust
Fund are used to further enhance the course of war in Africa and invariably
turbulence of some sort in the world in general. It is therefore in order to
avoid/avert and discourage this negative development that I now seek your
assistance to have you stand in as a distant relative (Next of Kin) to the
late Mr. Morris Thompson, so that the funds would be released to you. All
documents and proofs to enable you get the funds will be legally procured in
your name as the beneficiary once I receive your consent on this proposal to
give me your full confidence and co-operation.
I still do have in my possession some of the vital contract documents of the
late Mr. Morris, which makes it easy for both of us to secure other
paperwork needed to secure this funds to you as the rightful beneficiary as
in less than 6months, if this fund is NOT secured it will be rendered to
state which will directly or indirectly have detrimental effects.
As I may assure you that this transaction is 100% safe and risk-free, you
must also realize that this is not a piece of cake project. I have taken
care of all necessary modalities to ensure a hitch-free transaction! For
your full maximum co-operation provided to secure this funds to your
possession, financial and otherwise, I am proposing to compensate you with
25% of the US$27.4million as soon as the funds is secured in your possession
plus a full reimbursement of expenditures that you may have incurred before
the transfer is completed.
I have reposed my confidence and transparency in you regarding this subject
matter and anticipate you will render me your maximum co-operation of which
you will be greatly compensated. I will await an urgent response email
immediately and do give me a call on my direct line +229 56 74 12 for verbal
confirmation.
Best Regards,
Mr. Abba Gidado.
Gidado, Egobia & Co.
Chartered Accountants
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