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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: "Raul KIDJO" <raulkidjo101@msn.com>
Reply-To: raulkidjo102@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:45:29 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.
Attn: My Dear.
In order to transfer out some amount of money from my bank.I have the
courage to ask for your assistance to handle this important and confidential
business believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.
I am Dr. Raul KIDJO,A manager of a bank here in BENIN Republic .I am a
52years of age with 3 children happly married with my wife. I am a real
Christian by religion and man of peace.There is an account opened in this
bank in 2000 and since 2002 nobody has operated on this account again. After
going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not
remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is MICHAEL Benny, a foreigner(Australian citizen),
working with a company here in Benin, as a geologist by profession and he
died since 2002. No other person knows about this account or any thing
concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation
proved to me as well that his company does not know anything about this
account and the amount involved.I want to transfer this into a safe
foreigners account abroad , but I don't know any foreigner, I am only
contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a
local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the
money is in u.s dollars and the former owner of the account Mr. MICHAEL
Benny is a foreigner too.Again the relationship in names which can eazily
make the transfer of the fund postive as the beneficiary.
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise because of the
global transfer treats since september 11 2002 wold trade center attack ok
but please be kind to my request,because this is just the only means to
contact you urgently at the moment as we don't know our selves before,but
be sure that it is real and a genuine business. I only got your contact
address from my secretary who operates computer, with believe in God that
you will never let me down in this business.
You are the only person that I have contacted in this business, so please
reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take urgently.
Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full details
of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet face to face or
sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this
money into a foreign account or any account of your choice where the fund
will be safe. I will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and
other investments.I am contacting you because of the need to involve a
foreigner with foreign account and foreign beneficiary.
I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management
is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this account, which I will give to you later immediately, if
you are able and with capability to handle such amount in strict confidence
and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit
because, this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need truthful
person in this business because I don't want to make mistake I need your
strong assurance and trust.
As i asure you that with my position now in the office I can transfer this
money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with
assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your
country for sharing. and i want to remaind you that your share has been
carculated at 30% of the total sum.
I waiting for your urgent reply for more information about this transaction.
Best Regards.
Dr Raul KIDJO.
raulkidjo101@yahoo.fr
BANK MANAGER.
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