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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "mark ben" <markben777@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 23:57:31 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED A TRUST WORTHY PERSON
Lome Togo
West Africa
Private Email markbenn00@box.az
DEAREST ,
MY NAME IS MR MARK BEN, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT EQUITORIAL TRUST
BANK LOME TOGO. I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY
BANK(WILLIAM BARNES, OF AMERICA) WHO PERISHED IN THE
PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE
990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD.
SIR, SINCE THE DEMISE OF WILLIAM BARNES, I
PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF
KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO
CLAIM HER FUNDS OF USD30M, [THIRTY MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS] HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A
VERY LONG TIME. ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME
SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN, AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM
AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS
HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FIVE
YEARS, BECUASE AFTER FIVE YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE
CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY
COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS
CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANYCOULD BE USED AS
THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM.THE REQUEST OF THE
FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY
THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND NIGERIAN
CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.
I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A
FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT
WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE
INCURED IN THE PROCEES OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER
AND THE REST WILL BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT
YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR
RETIREMENT. UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOU
BY FAX OR E-MAIL A DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH
YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE
NEXT STEP TO TAKE. I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.PLEASE REPLY TO
MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS markbenn00@box.az
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.
REGARDS,
MR MARK BEN
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