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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: Evans Obe <atbevansobe67@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <evansobez@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:58:04 +0100
Subject: Favour Your
Dear Sir/Madam
I am Mr. Evans Obe the head of Operations Areeb Trust Bank Plc. Sometime in 1988, a certain man Mr. Kelly Smithson brought a luggage marked family treasure to me for safe-keeping in our bank. I met the man in 1993 in America and he introduced himself as a SHIP CAPTAIN. We became intimate more when he realized my profession, there and then, he informed me about his consignment. However, I did not take it so serious not until he brought the box to my office. I assisted him in depositing the treasure and CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT issued to him. Moreover, he saw me as someone trustworthy and decided to hand-over the document tome for safe-keeping.
He travels back to his country, though he is always on the Sea being a Sailor. All our correspondence was through telephone our discussion stopped some years back when I called his telephone number, and beholds someone else had bought over the telephone the new subscriber told me that Mr. Kelly Smithson died along-side, his wife and only two children at the World Trade Centre during the BIN-LADEN bomb blast, in America. This news shocked me so much that Mr. Kelly Smithson did not leave any of his contact address or relations, and since then all plans to trace any of his relatives proved abortive.
Honestly, I became confused, and resorted to informing my colleague in the office, who suggested that we should open the box a little to know the content proper. The box was carefully opened and GUESSES WHAT? BILLS OF ONE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS, denomination carefully defaced. I & my colleague agreed and secretly took the boxout from the bank and deposited it with a security company here.
We have concluded plans to invest the money total Twenty-two million united stated dollars $22m USD out of Cotonou Republic of Benin and required assistance from a Would-be Trustworthy Over-Seas Partner who will help us receive the money overseas.
If you can assist us, we can arrange and bring the money to your country by the help of Security Company for investment. I & my colleague have agreed to give you 30% of the total sum. Be rest-assured that the transaction is 100% risk-free and your urgent response is highly needed. So we cannot look for another person.
You need to send the following info to let you know the proceeds to this consignment, Full Name, Current house Address, Phone & fax, Nationality, Occupation, Marital Status and Age
Mr. Evans Obe
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