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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: "Ruben Benson" <rubenbenson@msn.com>
Reply-To: rubenbenson@takemail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:25:07 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,Call:+229-97-160219
FROM MR RUBEN BENSON
BILL&EXCHANGE MANAGER FINANCIAL BANK BENIN(F.B.B.)
BENIN REPUBLIC COTONUO-WEST AFRICA.
TELEPHONE:+229-97-160219
Dear Friend,
I am a staff of Financial Bank Benin (F.B.B.) in the file/computer
deptment.In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of $20m US dollars
(twenty Million US dollars) . In an account that belongs to one of our
foreign customer from mississippi who died along with his entire family on
25th December 2003 in a plane crash.VIEW THIS WEB SITE
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
Since we got information about his death, I have been expecting his next of
kin to come over and claim his money because the management cannot release
it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased
as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately i learnt that all
his family died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody
behind for the claim.
I will assist you locate an ATTORNEY who will stand on your behaf to get
every proof document which will help you to execut this money.It is
therefore upon this discovery that I decided to make this businness proposal
to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the
deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for
it and I dont want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed
Bill.
The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by
the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Beninois cannot stand as
next of kin to a foreigner.I agree that 40 % of this money will be for you
as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10 %
will be set aside for expenses incured during the business and 50 % would be
for me. There after I will visit your country for disbursement accoding to
the percentages indicated.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as
arranged,you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the
deceased indicating your bank name, your private telephone and fax number
for easy and effective communication and location where in the money will be
remitted .
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 arrangements have been made for the transfer .
You should contact me rubenbenson@takemail.com immediately as you receive
this letter please call.Trusting to hear from you immediately.Best
regards.
MR.RUBEN BENSON.
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