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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: "gerald zenasseh" <geraldzenasseh03@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:43:06 +0100
Subject: TURELLY MY FRIEND ,ALL DEPENDS ON YOU .
Greetings! This letter is important and requires all your attention, please
read it very carefully and let me know if we can work together on this
project.
I am Mr. Gerald Zenasseh, the director in charge of Auditing and Accounting
section of Bank of Africa in the west African country of Benin Republic,
and also a special account officer of Mr. Ali Omar, a Lebanese national.
Mr.Omar was a Seasoned Contractor with Benin Cement Company in Benin
Republicamong the people that died in the plane crash that happen here in
our Country on their way back home for Christmas holiday on the December 25,
2003. You will read more about the crash on visiting this web sites:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/26/content_293549.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm
Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Mr. Ali Omar has a fixed
deposit account with the bank and the account has no other beneficiary and
my investigation proved to me that his supposed next of kin died along with
him in the crash. Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of
Mr. Omar's extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful. I have also
made further efforts in the last 10 months without results. In that light, i
now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at US$6.3 million can be paid to
you. I have my reasons for doing this and i must tell you.
In accordance with the Benin constitution with regard to currency floating
regulations: at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to
the Benin Government treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim
the funds. That is why I have chosen to present you as a foreign partner to
stand in as the next of kin to the late Mr. Ali Omar. Upon acceptance of
this proposal, i will give you a detailed information on how this deal would
be carried out.The money will be shared in this ratio: seventy percent(70%)
for me,thirty percent(30%) for you .
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as the
Bank's head of Auditors to secure approvals and guarantee the successful
execution of this transaction.
It does not matter whether or not you are directly related to the deceased
contractor because i have all necessary information and documents to back
up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this deal through. And all documentation in relation to this
transaction will be destroyed immediately you receive this fund leaving no
trace to no place or person. To get started, kindly send the following
information to me via return email at (gerald2zenasseh@gmail.com)
a. Full names
b. Private telephone & fax number
c. Contact address
I will advice the next step as soon as I received your reply. Until then,
have a nice day and God bless.
Sincerely,
Gerald Zenasseh
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