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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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  • allenbenneth@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "allenbenneth@terra.es" <allenbenneth@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:12:56 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION UPDATE.



OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY.
NEWLY APPROVED PAYMENT THROUGH FOREIGN RESERVED / SHIPMENT )
GARKI-ABUJA.


FROM THE DESK OF
CHIEF ALLEN BENNETH.



DEAR BENEFICIARY.

Re: Approved cash payment Scheme In Your Favour.

We are newly inaugurated commission in the /Federal Executive Council /Due-Processed Commission in the presidency, we are operating under the supervision of His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo ,The President of Federal Republic/The Chairman of West African Leaders, I am mandated to inform you about the latest development regarding your over-due payment, in whic approved by entire national executive council meetings held last friday.

Approved your payment through our foreign reserved by special cash shipment to your destination through immunity diplomatic channel method as the result of failures to proformed by bank to bank transfer for many years now.



However, you have been shortlisted amongst the five beneficiary to be paid next week.The signal has already being to the payment centre for the procurement of the diplomatic yellow tag clearance on your behalf, since it will reduce the volume of bureaucracy and international monetary funds(IMF) and European union monetary network monitoring every movement of transfer above one million dollars regarding the last issued of September 11-2001, that is involved by direct transfer from being claim as money laundering or anti-terrorism sponsorships as the case may be in the world today.



If you ask me, I will suggest it to be diplomatic shipment, which is very safe, as for the diplomatic arrangement is very safe and the content of the shipment will not be make known to them ,the consignment will be well seal on a metal box without any body knows the contain is money.

Note: According to those calibers involved here, It will be done through one of the offshore banking money movement by top diplomatic packaging scheme shipment.

if this arrangement is ok with you, then let me know as soon as possible so that we can go ahead and finalize the arrangement for the lifting soonest upon your confirmations of beneficiary status.



The arrangement has been concluded by the diplomats to bring the consignment to you in any of destinations of your choice without them knowing the real contain of metal box but we tagged it as Government Vital Personal effect, upon arrival they will contact you for the delivery.



Keep me posted asap on this option so that we shall proceed accordingly.

This will be a faster process due to the delays that resuscitated with the transfers now as a result of the global trend of terror. Please do confirm if this option will be ok for you so that the arrangements will be concluded immediately.



Kindly let me know as soon as possible if they officials and diplomats incharged of your consignment has contact you on arrival date to enable us guide you properly.



Also send us your correct address for the delivery to you and beneficiary claims and pass release coded to be use when they call you.



Best Regard,
Chief Allen Benneth,
Director General ,
The Cargos /Shipment Units.
Office of the Presidency.
Reply Me Via this mail box: allenbenneth@yahoo.com
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