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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: "tso glor" <tsoglor01@gala.net>
Reply-To: tonysoglor@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:38:05 +0200
Subject: Urgent reply needed.
Dear Trusted Friend,
I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. Please do not
take this for a junk letter though it may come to you as a surprise due to
the fact that we have not yet met. The message could be strange but it's
real if you pay some attention to it. I want to notify you about it at list,
for the sake of your integrity.
In a brief introduction, I am Mr Tony Soglor, working with a Bank here in
COTONOU-REPUBLIC OF BENIN. I have a very interesting transaction to discuss
with you. The business under discussion has to do with one late Mr. George
Stearns a national of your country, who is a Consultant/ contractor with
Societe Nationale Des Products D' Agricole (SONAPRA) Company in
Benin-Cotonou.
On Thursday, December 25, 2003, Mr George Stearns with his wife and their
only daughter were involved in Air-Crash near the Atlantic Ocean in Cotonou
suburb. For more clarifications, you can visit the CNN web news for the
tragedy. http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/
Since then I have made several inquiries at the embassy of his country here
in Benin Republic, in a bid to locate any relation of Mr George Stearns. All
attempts to reach the next of kin of late Mr. George has been futile as he
had no family here in Benin Republic and this prompted me to contact you.
I want you and I to go into partnership, the nature of your business is
completely irrelevant to this transaction as all I need from you is an
assurance that my interest will be fully protected once this transaction is
concluded. Late Mr. George Stearns, made a numbered time (fixed) deposited
for twelve calendar and his account with our Bank accrues to about (Six
Million, Three hundred and Fifty- Two Thousand US Dollars) $USD6.352M.
According to the Benin Law, at the expiration of (five) 5 years, the money
will be reverted to the ownership of Republic of Benin if nobody applies to
claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr George Stearns so that the
fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials who will latter use the money to sponsor war in Africa
and kill innocent citizens in the search of political power/seat.
Please note that there will be no problem at all, my position here in the
Bank guarantees the successful execution of this transaction within 7
Banking days and the money will be paid into your account for us to share in
the ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me. This is very simple, I will like
you to reply immediately so that I can send you the Text of application
which you will fill and apply to the bank as the next of kin to late Mr.
George and I will use my good position in the Bank to make sure that the
application is approved, during board meeting for immediate payment.
If you are interested, Kindly reply immediately through this email
address: tonysoglor@hotmail.fr :so that we can proceed at once. Please send
me your private phone, or mobile numbers for easier correspondence. I look
forward to hearing from you soon.
Thank you very much for your time and co-operation.
Best Regards,
Mr Tony Soglor,
tonysoglor@hotmail.fr.
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