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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: r_winpoe@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 09:09:22 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?I=27m=20waiting=20to=20hear=20from=20you=20please?=

How are you today,Please Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited
mail to you. Although we never met before, I have every reason to believe
that you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I
sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your country.
Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile
political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent headlines in
the CNN, BBC news bulletins, My name is MR. ROBERT WINPOE from Liberia,
a Country in West Africa. My Uncle is MR JOHN Y. WINPOE, former DEPUTY MINISTER
OF NATIONAL SECURITY in LIBERIA. My uncle was falsely accused of plotting
to
remove the then PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA (CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without
trial, Charles Taylor killed him. You can verify this from in your country.
You can also check in some of the international newspapers posted in the
web sites below:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htmhttp://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_6621.asp

Before he was killed, my uncle instructed me to escape with his family to
a hide out in JOHANNESBOURG SOUTH AFRICA, and he confined on me that he
left some money in a Diplomatic Trust Company in Abroad, (name withheld
for security reasons) he handed me over a certificate meant for a secret
Deposit, which he made in the Security Company. If you may ask why do I
need a foreign assistance or why can't I take the cash transfer and myself?
The answer is that there was an exclusion clause in the original agreement
between the company and my uncle which states unambiguously that 'nobody,
not even himself, can have access to the consignment in the company, and
it has to be transferred to a foreign beneficiary outside Africa. This
was done because he envisaged his arrest and this clause were inserted
to prevent any seizure or infiltration of the fund.

My decision to contact you is therefore, informed by this and due to my
present social status and total ignorance of the business world. I believe
you will appreciate the enormity of trust I repose on you by placing the
fortunes of our family in your care. Permit me to request that you should
reassure me that you would not let me down in any way. On my part, this
is my assurance and guarantee to you. In as much as you follow my instructions
carefully, religiously and promptly my guarantee of a hitch-free success
remains unshakable. I have contacted the Diplomatic Security Firm to
confirm the deposit, which is worth $21.5 Million,(Twenty-One Million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only) which I presumed my uncle made
from the purchase of arms and ammunitions for the Liberia Army.

You will be given 20% of the total sum at the end of the transaction. If
you will be willing to assist us claim the money and invest it in your country.
I want to assure you that all modalities are in place and it is a risk free
transaction. Kindly confirm in your reply if you can come over to enable
us conclude this transaction. Kindly include your Private Telephone and
Fax numbers where you can always be reach, Your Residential or Company Address
to enable me send some other important information across to you.

This proposal is highly restricted and should be handled as an urgent transaction
requiring trust and Confidentiality.

Thanks while looking forward to hearing from you urgently through this email
address here:robertwinpoe3@yahoo.co.uk


Thanks you.
Sincerely,
Mr. Robert Winpoe
For the Family.








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