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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: Charles Badou <charles_badou_asso@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: charles_badou_place@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:17:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear ; Ed , Broekhuizen,
FROM Charles Badou
Immeuble Face Musse Ethnographique .
B.P 40 Porto - Novo
Republique du Benin Tel+229-973 960 87
ATTN: Broekhuizen,
I am Charles Badou, private and personal attorney to Late Mr. Anders, Broekhuizen, a national of your country and a government contractor who used to work as the Director of Anders Contruction Company here in Benin West Africa.Here in after shall be Referred to as my client.
My Client Mr. Anders was involved in Dec. 25th, 2003, chartered Boeing 727 jet bound for Beirut,Lebanon, that crashed after hitting a building on takeoff, killing at least 140 people including Mr. Anders and his entire family as they were heading to Beirut for Holidays.You can read more about the crash on this
website :http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash
After his death, I discovered a contract file that was Executed by his company (Anders Construction Company ),this contract was executed between April 2002 to November 2003, the contract worth (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) US$10,500,000.00 was awarded to Anders Construction Company by the Benin Ministry of Public Works and Transport, for the construction of Cotonou/Porto-Novo Express Road,
after due investigation through the file, I discovered that Mr.Anders completed the
contract on November 2003 and was not paid before his sudden death,
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all efforts was just in vain.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track His last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his Family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in Repatriating this money from the Benin Ministry of Public Works and Transport;
before they cancel the debt as unclaimed bill.
As the attorney to the deceased, I received a letter from the Ministry , they want me to provide the next of kin to Late Mr.Anders or have the debt confiscated. Since, I have been unsuccessful in Locating the relatives for over three years.
Now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have The same last name so that the proceeds of this fund valued at $10.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can Share the money 3/5 to me and 2/5 to you.
I have in my possition all the legal contract documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make .All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this Deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, but you must also agree not to disclose or pass any information related to this business to any body for security reason and to avoid eye brow.
And the way we are going to achieve this is I will need the following informations from you,
Your Full Name and Address,Your Age, Occupation and Position,Your Telephone Mobile and Fax Number for Communication Purpose.
you can call me at +229-97 396 087
I await your Call and reply
Best Regards
Charles Badou
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