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HELLO DEAR
1st November 2004

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Report Summary
Date Reported
1st November 2004
Apparent Sender

Benson Wills

Return Address
benson < benson_wills@yahoo.com.au >
Subject
HELLO DEAR
Format
Text
Method

Another 419 variation. Email sender claims to be trying to 'repartrate' funds and is requesting your help in return for a share. If you try to become involved you will be hit with request after request for 'administration costs' and never see any reward.

Bogus Web Content?
No
URL of web content

N/A

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. A classic variant of the 419 style of scam. Correspondance will simply result in requests for 'administration fees' to cover various costs, but you'll never actually get any money back!

2. Notice that the sender uses a free, web based email address. A professional would almost certainly use their own company email.

 

" I am Beson  Will, PERSONEL ASSISTANT to late Mr Nguyen, who used to work with A forigen {Fadoul Group and Scoa Nigeria Plc)On the 25th December 2003, my BOSS, his wife And two children were involved in a ghastly car accident along Cotonou,Benin Republic which unfortunately claimed all thier lives. "...

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...

INCULD YOUR PHONE/FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION

HELLO DEAR


I am Beson  Will, PERSONEL ASSISTANT to late Mr Nguyen,
who used to work with A forigen {Fadoul Group and
Scoa Nigeria Plc)On the 25th December 2003, my BOSS,
his wife And two children were involved in a ghastly
car accident along Cotonou,Benin Republic which
unfortunately claimed all thier lives.

Since then, I have made several enquiries to locate
any of my boss extended relatives ,but this has
proved abortive/unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last
name over the Internet, in a genuine attempt to
locate any member of his family, which is how I came
in contact with you.

This too has been futile. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating his relatives for overone
month now, I have concluded that I may never be able
to do that. In the light of this, I now humbly seek
your consent to present you as the true next of kin
of the deceased boss of mine, so that the vast estate he left
behind, especially money in bank, valued at over
$5.1m, can be paid you and then you and I can share
the money the money 60%,40%

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used
to back up any claim we may make to his estate and no
questions, or suspicions will be raised
anywhere,since I was his personal assistant, untill
his death.I have contacted you therefore, to assist
me in repatriating the money left behind by my boss
before they get confiscated, or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge amount is
presently.

I have earlier put this bank which is located and
situated in Eruope, on notice, that soon I will be
assisting my client's next on kin in claiming and
withdrawing that money . In respond, the Eroupean Bank
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin within
the next couple of weeks, or have the account frozen.


Therefore,I earnestly solicit your honest/very sincere
cooperation, to enable us see this deal through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement, that will not involve any
breach of the law.
To that extent too, I also guarantee that you will not
be at anydanger/risk of any breach of
international/local law and will therefore not have
any problem as a result of this transaction.

I look forward to receiving your urgent reply to this
urgent offer soonest.

Yours Faithfully,
Benson Wills.

N/B; Pls Reply Through This E-mail
Box: hello_joseph2002@yahoo.com.au
INCULD YOUR PHONE/FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION






 
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