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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: adams_award@nekto.com
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:49:44 +0100
Subject: Get back to me
Hello My Friend,
I am Mr.Adams Stmichael an accountant with Eco Bank Cotonou republic
of benin. After due deliberation with my partner, I decided to forward to
you this business proposal, we want you to assist us receive the sum of
Ten million, six hundred thousand united state bills(us10.6m)
into your account. This fund resulted from the death of A prosperous
businessman and a foreign contractor to an oil Development Company here
in Cotonou. Mr. A. Frederick citizen of your country.
He had in our Bank the sum of us$10.6m in a domiciliary account. He named
his wife, as the next of kin.Unfortunately, two of them were involved in
a motor accident. Effort had been made by the management of my Bank
through Your Embassy in Cotonou to contact any of the deceased relatives but
to no avail, as we were made to understand that the couple had no child
owing to the skeletal information available to the Bank, it has so far been
impossible to reach any of the relatives.
The option left for the Bank management is to declare the deceased
account dormant and revert the fund to trading on behalf of and in the
interest of the Bank in order to avoid this development, my colleagues
and I now seek your permission to have you stand as a distant relative to
Mr. and Mrs. A. Frederick so that the funds will be released to you. All
documents and proofs to enable you get the funds will be carefully worked
out on our receiving your consent to this proposal, we would immediately
obtain for an order of mandamus from the Federal High court of justice on
your behalf recognizing you as a bonafide relative to the deceased and
subsequent apply for the release of the funds to you as the beneficiary,
through the central Bank of Benin.
Note that this transaction is very much free from all sorts of risk hence
the business was carefully planned before contacting you To this effect
my colleagues and I have agreed to compensate you with 25% of the total
sum of US$10.6m for your kind assistance i.e. provisions of a nominated
foreign account to accommodate the fund for us.
As soon as we confirm receipt of this money in your nominated bank
account, my partner and I will come over to your country to arrange for
our own share and possibly invest part of this money in your country.
Let honesty and trust be our watchword throughout this transaction. I shall
furnish you with some details about myself. Your prompt reply will be
highly appreciated.
Best regards,
Mr.Adams Stmichael.
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