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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: "basil frank" <frankbasil@mailbox.hu>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:19:14 -0700
Subject: READ AND REPLY URGENT I A M WAITING TO HEAR FROM
*From Mr FRANK,BASIL
1421 Alain Avenue Bankers Quaters,
Cotonou Benin Republic.
TELEPHON+22993690793. PO.BOX221
Fax,number+229936754
Reply Email: (**frankbasil@post.ro* <frankbasil@post.ro>*)
My Dear Friend,
This letter must come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is only a
day that people meet and become great friends and business partners. My name
is Mr FRANK,BASIL, the present branch Manager of financial bank here in
Benin Republic West Africa.
I write you this proposal in good faith, believing that I can trust you with
the information I am about to reveal to you. Like I said, I have a
transaction that will benefit both of us, as your assistance is required as
a foreigner.
I use to head the Accounts department in my bank head office, but last
December I was asked to take position of a Manager of our branch in Cotonou
who passed on, so that was how I became the present Manager and discovered a
fortune.*
*As I resumed duty, I discovered an account with total sum of $11.5 million
United State Dollars only that has not been operated on for the past 4
years.
From my investigation, I found out that this account belongs to a deceased
person who died on november 2001 in a plane crash.*
*I have kept a close monitoring of the account since then and nobody has
come forward to claim the money as next of kin to the late client meaning
that no one is aware of the account. I cannot directly take out this money
without the help of a foreigner and that is why I am contacting you for an
assistance to claim the funds and share it with me.
As the director of my bank branch, I have the power to influence the release
of the funds to any foreigner that comes up as the next of kin to the
account, with the correct information concerning the account, which I shall
give you.
I am seeking your co-operation to resent you as the next of kin to the
account.There is practically no risk involved, the transaction will be
executedunder a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach
of law.
If you accept to work with me, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum
as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that
may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 60%
will be for me and my partners I suggest you get back to me as soon as
possible stating your which in this deal.
I NEEDED YOUR INFORMATION BELOW
Your Name...................................................
Your Age......................................................
Your Address................................................
Your Phone and Fax......................................
Your Occupation............................................
Your Company Name.....................................
Your Company Address..................................
Your Email Address........................................
Thanking you in advance and may God bless you. Please, treat with utmost
confidentiality. I wait your urgent response Asap.
You can reach me on my private email address for more details.
(**frankbasil@post.ro* <frankbasil@post.ro>*)
Regards,
Mr.FRANK,BASIL
*
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