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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: "Edward Henry" <edwardhenry12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: edward_henry5@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:25:41 +0000
Subject: Please assist me !!!
Please assist me !!!
>From Dr Edward Henry
Corporate Office Of Institutional Banking
Bills and Exchange
Bank Of Africa Cotonou Benin-Rep
Dear Friend,
First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is
by virtue of it's nature as being utterly confidential and top
secret.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make
any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring that this
is real and genuine.
I am Dr Edward Henry .the head of corporate and institutional
banking Bills and Exchange, Bank Of Africa Benin-Rep,
I came to know you in my private search for a reliable and
reputable person to handle this Confidential Transaction,which
involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign
account requiring maximum confidence.
MY PROPOSITION;
During my audit exercise I discovered an abandoned sum of
US$10,500,000.00 (Ten million five hundred thousand united
states dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our
customers a Lebanis estate tycoo/Car dealers (Mohammed Douiri)
who died along with his wife ( Sinai Douiri)and entire family,
In Boeing 727 on the 26th dec 2003 In Benin Rep,plane crash.Since
his death, none of his relations has come forward to lay claims
for his fund with Bank Of Africa Benin as the next-of-kin.
And the said Bank, Bank oF Africa cannot release the fund from
his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to
the deceased Customer, as indicated in our banking guidelines,
Unfortunately, no family member nor relative has ever appeared to
the Bank as the next of kin to claim the said fund.
Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand
as the next of kin to (Mohammed Douiri)the deceased Customer so
that the fund US$10 500,000.00(Ten million five hundred thousand
united states dollars) can be released and paid into your account
as the beneficiary's next of kin otherwise
the fund will be returned to treasury as unclaimed funds and will
be subsequently confisicated by the Benin government at the
expiration of five year duration.
All documents to enable you receive this funds will be carefully
worked out.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our
mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;
1. Your name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers
These requirements will enable us file letters of claim to the
appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour
before the transfer can be made.
I have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as stated thus:
On final conclusion of this project,60% of this shall be for me,
while 35% shall be for you and the remaining 5% shall be used
to compensate either party for any expenses incurred. Your share
35% stays while,my 60% share shall be used for investment purposes
in your country.For your confirmations,you can visit
this website for more info
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage
of the trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent mail.
Best Regards
Dr Edward Henry.
MY PHONE 00229 95 79 35 57
MY EMAIL edward_henry5@yahoo.com
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