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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: "samuel patrick" <samuelpatrick@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: samuelpatrick34@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:56:37 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY.
Dear friend,
Sir / Madam,
I am Mr.Samuel Patrick, an accountant officer with our bank here in Benin
Republic . I gathered your information from my country's international
chamber of trade and commerce, the business I am about to introduce is based
on sheer trust and with a sense of purpose. I am contacting you to assist in
repatriating the sum of ($20.5M) U.S dollars.
The money and property left behind by Dr Hansen who died accidentally On the
30th of January 2004, Dr Hansen Terry, his wife and their two Children were
killed by rebels on the past crisis in Liberia during the Time of their
formal president Charles Taylor near their village called Kuru .I gathered
all this information through a good source after my several routine note to
his forwarding address. Because he had served here in Accra Ghana as a
business consultant with the National Petroleum & Gas Corperation.SNPGC and
a special adviser to the OPEC.
Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy here in Benin
Republic to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you as his
account officer to work with you before the fund get confiscate or declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly.
Now the management has been deliberating on how to revert this fund to the
bank privacy and Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over 4 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin
to the deceased since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this
account valued at ($20.5M) can be paid to you and then you and I can share
the money. 50% to me and 40% to you, while 10% will be mapped out for any
miscellaneous expenses that might incurred in the cause of this transaction.
I have all the necessary legal documents to back up this claim, and this I
must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in the wrong
hands. All I require is your honest and sincere co-operation to enable us
see this deal through. I guarantee you that this transaction will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any
breach of the law.
Finally kindly give me your confidential Phone/Fax numbers so that i can
fax or attach a specimen application which you will summit to the bank as
the next of kin, also your office and residential address for you assistance
towards this.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God Bless.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr Samuel Patrick,
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