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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: "Eric Eric" <ericeric72@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 20:47:45 +0000
Subject: FROM:Mr ERIC.
FROM:DESK OF MR.ERIC ADOLOGO.
Manager of Auditting/Account
Exchange at the ForeignExchange/Remittance
Department.
LLOYDS TSB BANK DU BENIN.
Republic Of Benin.
Dear:
Courtesy of Business opportunity, I take liberty anchored on strong desire
to solicit for your
assistance on this mutual beneficial and risk free transaction with
you,which I hope you give urgent attention.
To be precise,I am MR.ERIC ADOLOGO. the Manager of Auditting/Account
Exchange at the Foreign Exchange/Remittance Department of LLOYDS TSB BANK
DU BENIN Republic Of Benin.
In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of US$8,500,000.00 (Eight
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)in an account that
belongs to one of our customers who died along with his entire family
aboard Alaska Airline flight number 261, on 31st of January,2000.
You can read more about Mr.Morris Thompson and his family's death by
clicking on this web:http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next
of Kin to come over and claim his money,because we can not release it,
unless somebody applied for its as next of Kin or Relation to the deceased
as indicated in our banking procedure,but unfortunately to no avail,and
nobody has come forward to claim the money (because the mentioned next of
kin which is daugther died as well).
Therefore,upon this discovery I now decide to establish a cordial
business relationship with you,hence my contacting you.
I want you to purportedly present your good self as the next of Kin or
relation of the deceased to enable the bank release the funds (US$8.5
Million)into your account for safety and subsequent disbursement since
nobody is coming for it and again I do not want the funds to go into the
Government's account as "Unclaimed Bill".
The banking law and procedures herein stipulates that any account
abandoned or dormant for a period of some years is subjected to be closed
and all money contained therein will be forfeited to the Government Treasury
Account.
The reason for you to present your good self as the next of kin is
occassioned by the fact that the deceased customer was a foreigner.
Mode of sharing after the successful completion of the transfer is as
follows,for the role you will be expected to play in the whole exercise,I
have agreed to give you Fourty (40%) of the total sum, 10% will be set aside
for expenses incurred during the business and the remaining 50%shall be
for me.
In support of the issue at hand, you are urged to reply this letter
indicating your readiness and interest to participate in the business.After
you reply,you will be advised on the next step forward.
I quite believe that you will protect our interest by keeping this
business Top Secret and Confidential,as your interest will be equally
protected in order to achieve and maintain maximum confidentiality.
Hope to hear from you soon as I count on your earliest response only through
my private email.
Yours truly,
MR.ERIC ADOLOGO.
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