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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: jamesdosou@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 21:40:08 +0200
Subject: AWAITING FOR URGENT REPLY
FROM THE DESK OF MR JAMES DOSOU
(GEN MANAGER) CONTINENTAL BANK
REPUBLIC OF BENIN COTONUO-WEST AFRICA.
Dear sir,
I am MR . JAMES DOSOU, a general manager of CONTINENTAL BANK BENIN, in
the file/computer deptment. I got your contact through an internet business
proposal so i decide to contact you on this business opportunity.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 MR.J.C. MASA
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.
Since you are a foreigner and also have the same name too with this deceased
customer you can easyly make this deal with me,I will assist you locate
an ATTORNEY who will assist you 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 can contact
me in my alternative email:( james_dosou1@yahoo.com ) I look forward to
hearing from you immediately.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr James Dosou
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