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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: "john basil" <johnbasil001@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:29:27 +0000
Subject: FROM BARR JOHN BASIL
FROM BARR JOHN BASIL
Chambers (Advocate and Solicitor)
56 Rue Boulevard Djankasse B.P.50214
COTONOU-BENIN-REPUBLIC
Email:johnbasil@ny.com
Attn: Sir/Madam,
As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information through
the
business directory at chamber of commerce and Industry here in COTONOU-BENIN
REPUBLIC, where i was searching for a good and relaible person which i will
entrust
this business opportunity into his control, I was elated when i saw your
address,and i picked a keen interest with confidence to solicit for your
help in
executing this opportunity. However,i was moved to contact you based on the
present
situation of this opportunity which i may say that it is a God given offer,
there
was a foreigner who lived here in Cotonou-Benin some time ago called Arthur
Rick by
name,and it happened that the man registered with me as his personal
attorney,unfortunately the man died with his wife and their two kids in a
plane
crash which happened on december 25,2003.Owing to the death of this man
called
Arthur Rick by name, please vew the web site for more details of the crash
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/
And his bank called on me for his balance with the bank as his attorney
since
January 2004,to invite his relatives to come and claim the money,i tried all
i
could to trace his family,but all my efforts proved arbortive,then from
January
last year 2004,till now,the bank has been presurising me to look for his
family
because they realise that a lot of swindlers have been forwarding
application to
claim the money as his next of kin,but it happened that after much
verification,they will find out that those people were crooks,because they
cannot
provide a legal evidence to prove that they were his relative.
Moreover,i have decided to use you as his next of kin to claim the money for
our
own use as it happen that his relatives were not available up till now,and i
have
all his documented memo in my file which will back you up before the bank as
his
next of kin,i will still obtain a genuine legal evidence which i will make
out in
your name to satisfy that you are the rightful next of kin to the deceased.
Furthermore,the amount involved is $12.750,000.00)Twelve Million,Seven
Hundred and
Fifty Thousand United States Dollars,therefore i will like you to furnish me
with
your full name and address which i will use to secure the legal documents,as
soon
as i receive your address,i will forward an application to you which you
will
submit to the concerned bank as his next of kin.Be rest assured that their
is no
risk involved as i have perfected and made the neccessary arrangements to
back you
up in claiming the fund.
Finally,you have to maintain the high secret this business demands as the
bank does
not know that i am using you to claim the money on our own,besides,i will
compernsate you with 30% of the total money for your help and assistance,and
i will
like to invest my own part of the money in your country based on your
advice.
Therefore I look forward hearing from you soonest through my private
box:(johnbasil@ny.com) so that I can give you more
information about this business.
Thanks as i await your urgent reply
Best Regards,
BARR JOHN BASIL
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