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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "kaluezekalu1@yahoo.fr" <drezekalu7@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:27:14 +0200
Subject: PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER


Office Of Dr.Eze Kalu
The Chief Auditor,
International Credit Settlement Dept,
Continental Bank.
Republiq Du Benin
Our Ref: FGB /SNT/STB
Security Operation Code: (FDMO / IDMO / 793XXCL / 08)

Attn:Sir/Madam

SUBJECT: *PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER
*

Regards to your Inheritance payment on file MVF/FMF/10/02/008 of the debt
re-constitution set up by the new Board of Directors Continental Bank Du
Benin.

A circular/Query was sent from the Treasury Section this morning to enable
my office Confirm that you issued a letter of Authority for a change of
Beneficiary and receiving account from your over due payment .
The circular stated that claimant came to the Treasury Department claiming
to be from your sister company in (CAMBIDIA) with a letter of Authority
purported to have been written by you that the total Inheritance sum should
be transferred into your sister Company Account in CAMBODIA and that they
are ready to obtain the outstanding CLERANCE CERTIFICATE from the legal
department in order to receive the fund.


Please what is happening? I will want you to confirm the following issues:

1. Do you have a sister company in CAMBODIA?

2. Did you give anybody a power of attorney to receive your Inheritance
payment entitlement on your behalf?

3. Should we authorize the Treasury Department to acknowledge and validate
the purported authority to change Beneficiary and have the fund transfered
to MRS TATYANA APOSTOLOVA APOSTOLOVA on matters concerning your
claims/payment.

Please note that you have between 7 working days from the date of this
letter to attend and clarify the issue raised above or this office will
conclude that all the issues raised are correct and subsequently confirm to
the Treasury Department to deal with MRS. TATYANA APOSTOLOVA APOSTOLOVA.
In the light of the above, this office shall not welcome any petition or
Blames that your fund was wrongly paid/transferred to someone else if you do
not respond to this letter.It is our ethics to first confirm the original
beneficiary before any Reconfirmation can be given to the Treasury
Department Pointa annota: Prior to the issue raised above.
After the effort and time you went as far as authorizing your Sister Company
to receive the same Inheritance payment on you behalf without our consent.
Based on this your payment with instructions from the Treasury Department
had been stopped automatically unless you clear this issue raised above by
convincing this corporate financial institution particularly the Treasury
Department that you never authorize MRS.TATYANA APOSTOLOVA APOSTOLOVA to
redeem claims on your behalf.

This must be supported with an Affidavit of claims /the High Court of
Justice Benin.
Re-confirm the following information

1.Your Full names.

2.Your Telephone.

3.Your Contact address.

4. Id Card.

5.Current Occupation.

Awaiting your immediate response.

Yours faithfully,
Dr.EZe Kalu.

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