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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: "Mr.alfred Dadah" <alfred_dadah20043@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 03:07:28 +0100
Subject: ATTN:PLS, ( FROM MR.ALFRED DADAH )
FROM THE DESK OF MR.ALFRED DADAH,
DIRECTOR ACCOUNTS/AUDITS DEPARTMENT,
AFRICAN DEVELOPEMENT BANK PLC (A.D.B)
COTONOU,REPUBLIC OF BENIN,WEST AFRICA.
My Dear,
After A Discreet And Thorough Investigation At The Foreign Affairs Office Of The COTONOU,REPUBLIC OF BENIN Chamber Of Commerce And Industries,I with Absolute Confidence In The Dignity And Intergrity Of Your Personality,Have Decided To Introduce To You A Great Beneficial Business Which Fundamentally,Is Based On Mutual Trust And Sense Of Purpose.
Briefly, I am Mr.Alfred Dadah,Director In Charge Of Auditing And Accounting Section Of AFRICAN DEVELOPEMENT BANK PLC (A.D.B),COTONOU,REPUBLIC OF BENIN,WEST AFRICA.With Due Respects And Regards,This Business Transaction Will Be Very Beneficial To Both Of Us At The End.
During Investigation And Auditing In This Bank,I Came Across A Dormant Account With An Amount Of Money Belonging To A Deceased Couple,"REPUBLIC OF BENIN" Based German Born Business Magnates Who Died With Thier Entire Family, In The AF4590 ''German Concorde'' Air crash On Monday, 31 July, 2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK . No Body Was Recovered From The Crash Site,This Is The Website( <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>)
This fund Has Been Dormant In Their Account With My Bank without Any Claim Of The Fund That Is In Our Custody Neither From Their Family Or Relation Before My Discovery To This Development.Although,I Personally Kept This Information Secret To Enable The Whole Plans And Idea Be Profitably Successful During The Time Of Execution.The Said Amount Was Twenty Five million United States dollars ( US$25 Million ).
Meanwhile All The Arrangement To Put Claim Over This Fund As The Bonafide Next Of Kin To The Deceased,To Get The Required Approval And Transfer Of This Money To A Foreign Account Has Been Put In Place By Me.Also Directives And Needed Informations Will Be Related To You As Soon As You Indicate Your Interest And Willingness To Assist Me In This Deal.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 It 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 And A Foriegner Who Will Forward Claims As The Next Of Kin With Affidavit Of Trust Of Oath To The Bank, And Also Present A Foreign Account Where He Or She Will Need The Money To Be Re-transferred Into On His Or Her 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 His Or Her Own Designated Bank Account.
I Will Not Fail To Inform You That This Transaction Is 100% Risk Free.Your Entitlement Is Negotiable Out Of The Whole Involved Amount As Gratification,Some Percentages Out Of The Total Involved Fund Will Be Aside To Take Care Of Expenses That May Arise During The Time Of Claims And Transfer,And The Remaining Fund Will Be For Me And My Investment Purposes Which You Will Also Assist Me In Locating A Lucrative Investment In Your Country.Please,You Have Been Adviced To Keep This Transaction As Top Secret As Iam Still In Service And I Intend To Retire From Service, After Concluding 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 Me To Come Down To Your Country For Subsequent Sharing Of The Fund According To Percentages Which We May Agree On,And For My investment,In Your Country Also.
All Other Necessary Information Will Be Sent To You When I Hear From You.I Suggest You Get Back To Me As Soon As Possible,Stating Your Wish In This Transaction.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Alfred Dadah
AFRICAN DEVELOPEMENT BANK PLC (A.D.B).
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