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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: "johnson rusell" <rusell_johnson@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:47:14 +0000
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED
Bonjour,
I am Russell Johnson from West African sub-region. My country
is a French speaking and English Country colonized by France. Am an orderly
to
GENERAL USMAN MOH? He instructed me to send this mail to you.
GENERAL USMAN MOH is one of our SENIOR STAFF in the MILITRY here
in the Republic of Benin. According to GENERAL USMAN he got your
contact when searching for a reliable, honest and trustworthy
person to entrust this business with and was simply inspired to
pick you. I have the mandate of my partners to seek your consent
for the transfer and investment of the sum of US$22.000.000(Twenty
two million United States dollars only) into your personal or
company's bank account.
The funds is a residue of the over invoiced industrial
contract bills awarded by our Government Military Staff to some
Foreign firms. This DEAL was deliberately hatched and carefully
protected with all loopholes sealed. As his ORDLY, I
have the cooperation and mandate of the GENERAL, GENERAL USMAN MOH
and the Financial Secretary to seek the assistance of a
willing foreigner to provide us with the facilities to
transfer this money out of the West African sub-region for
investment purposes. This is borne out of the non-stable
and spurious political nature of the sub-region.
The original contractor has been duly paid while this
balance is left in an escrow account awaiting claims by
any foreign company of our choice. We intend to pay this
money out now since we will all be retiring soon and the
contract award committee is also winding up their
activities. Based on the laws and ethics of employment
here, we as civil servants are not allowed to operate
foreign accounts. This is more reason why we needed your
assistance in providing an account that can sustain this
fund for safekeeping and future investment with your
comprehensive advice, assistance and partnership this fund was kept in
finance Security Company .AT THIS JUNCTURE , IT PLEASES ME TO INFORM YOU
THAT YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO INCUR ANY EXPENCES IN THIS PROJECT, RATHER YOU
ARE TO TRAVEL DOWN TO MY COUNTRY COTONOU-REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN SO THAT WE CAN
SIT FACE TO FACE TO MAKE PLANS AND DISCUSS FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS TO
ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE.
Kindly indicate your interest by sending a reply to GENERAL USMAN
MOH's e-mail address at: russell_johnson09@yahoo.co.uk
Best Regards,
Russell Johnson.
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