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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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From: Jacob Benson <jacobbenson29@msn.com>
Reply-To: <jacobbenson@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:40:13 +0200
Subject: Await your positive response.
Dear Friend, With due respect, trust and humility, I write this letter to you seeking your help and assistance. Though its difficult since we have not met before, I got your good contact from the network online while browsing through website of business opportunities in your country. I believe that you are capable and reliable in handling this urgent international transaction. I am Mr. Jacob Benson, Son of the late comrade James Benson, the Zimbabwean former Minister for Youth & Gender Equality who was also a businessman and politician. My father was the famous politician who stood firm against President Mugabe’s idea of continuous fight in Democratic Republic of Congo and the seizure of white owned farms and the distribution of it to the blacks without compensation to the white owners. My father’s views lead to his death by a planned motor accident from dissident soldiers suspected to have the backing of the Government and President Mugabe himself. www1.zimbabwesituation.comhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm While taking treatment as result of the accident before he died,he called me and my mother, Gloria Benson, and showed us a written document concerning a $20 Million funds he deposited with one financial institution in the Ecowas Region where he was a close allay. My father instructed me to take my mother and my two sisters Valerie & Angela to leave Zimbabwe immediately for our safety, which we have successfully done and now we are in Republic of Benin were the money is deposited. By the immigration law of Benin Republic asylum seekers/ refugees like us do not operate any bank account. I decided to write you seeking your help for this money to be transferred into your private bank account. As for your reward for your expected assistance we have resolved to go into partnership with you as soon as the money is transferred to your nominated account or bank overseas and you will also take 20% of the total amount, 5% will be used to offset any expenses that might be incurred in the course of this transaction, while the remaining 75% will be kept for my family and for the investment with you. Bear it in mind that our lives solely depend on this lifetime fortune that will be transferred into your account, and I do hope that the money will be safe when transferred in your account. And please keep this transaction very confidential and to yourself alone to avoid complication until we conclude. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation. Kindest regards, Jacob Benson.For the family.
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