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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: thomson noarh <toser_toser@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 06:38:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTEN:
From The Desk Of MR mike ikpodo
Bill and Exchange Manager
FINACIAL BANK OF BENIN
Cotonou,Republic Of Benin.
Email mikeikpodo@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Friend,
I am MR mike ikpodo I work with the FINACIAL BANK OF BENIN FBB) in Cotonou Benin republic. It is my wish to solicite your assistance in a business transaction that
will be of benefit to you and I.
During our investigation and auditing in the bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased customer of the bank HAJI EL JAMAL ZOUE, a citizen of Lebanon who died on the recent plane crash in Cotonou Benin republic on the 26th of Dec. 2003 You can seach the Webside.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
personally, I kept this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful during the time of execution.The said amount was USD$18.5m( Eighteen million Five hundred thousand united states dollars). As it may intrest you to know.
I got your contact through my country chamber of commerce and international relations here in Cotonou Benin Rep. I believe you will be able 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 your account if you indicate your intrest has been made by me. In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a banker,we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise aneye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. 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 while the remaining 60% will be for me and my family.Please,you have been advised to keep business as a secret between you and i for i am still in service and intend to retire from service after i conclude this deal with you.
As soon as you confirm to me your willingness to assit me in this bussiness i will send to you the deceased bank account informations and Application which you will apply to the bank for inward transfer of this fund to your account.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in the 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 previously indicated and further investment,either in your country or any other country you may advice us to invest in.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arangements have been made for the transfer immediately as soon as you receive this letter. Trusting to hear from you immediately, or My Alternative email/ mikeikpodo@yahoo.co.uk
Awaiting you urgent reply.
Thanks and best regards.
Yours faithfully,
Mr mike ikpodo(Bill and Exchange Manager FBB).
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