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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: "Princewill Fortune" <princewill_fortune004@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: prince_fortune@latinmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 16:25:46 +0100
Subject: ( )
Mr. Princewill Fortune
Rue Portin X Blaize
Diagne St. Louis Senegal
Email: prince_fortune@latinmail.com
Tel:+221-519-99-86
Date: 01-12-2004.
Attention: President/C.E.O
I am a branch manager of a Security Company here in St. Luis-Senegal. I
got your address and good profile from one of your country's CD RUM
BUSINESS DIRECTORIES.
There is a deal I wish to tender for your considerations and acceptance
to execute with me.
It was a week ago that one new customer came to my office and declared
his interest to deposit two trunk boxes containing photographic
materials with my company for a period of four weeks only. I then took the
boxes into the inspection room which is next door to my office.
In line with my company's operational procedures, I gave him "Deposit
Application Forms" to complete with his passport photographs. I then
informed him that the managing director of my company will have to inspect
the content of the boxes before his application forms could be endorsed
and Deposit Certificate issued to him as depositor. I noticed that he
became uncomfortable immediately I told him that the boxes would be
inspected.
It is because of my suspicion that I decided to personally go to the
MD's office to inform him that we have a new customer who wants to
deposit items. To my greatest surprise, I came back to my office to see that
the man was already making his way out my office with the two boxes.
When my personal security was trying to stop him, he hastily jumped into
his car and ran away.
Unfortunately, he could not make his escape with one of the boxes.
I took the left over box and went to my office. I was shocked when I
opened it and found out that it contains United States of American
dollars in "Hundred Dollar" bills. After the official working hours, I stayed
back and counted the money. It is original Forty Million American
Dollars .
Fortunately, when I was listening to African news two days after, the
same man that came to my office was shown on television. The news is that
the man is a rebel leader in Angola who ran away with the group's money
made from sales of gold from the area under his control in Angola.According to the news I heard,the man ran into the hands of some militant groups,when he was trying to escape to a neighbouring country, and was killied by the aggreived boys.
Presently, I am the only person who knows about this money and since
there is now records in my company regarding its existence, I am
contacting you to seek your
permission and advice on how to urgently make shipment of this money to
Europe in your name as the beneficiary of the consignment. You shall
travel to Europe to receive it for safe keeping pending my arrival to
meet you over there.
After the deal, I want 20% of this money to be shared to some charity
homes to be decided by you and I. Then we shall share equally the
remaining 80%.
I will solely rely on your business experience/advise to invest my
share of the transaction in your country.
Please acknowledge immediately receipt of this confidential and
important message if you are interested.
Mr. Princewill Fortune
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