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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: helen kofl <helen_kofl2@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 10:49:44 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From;Mrs.Helen Kofl .
Dear sir/madam,
I am Mrs.Helen Kofl from Liberia. I am a widow
being that I lost my husband a couple of months ago.
My husband was serving as the chairman of Kandgida local
diamond/gold minners association, Liberia until his death . He
was assassinated last january by the rebels following the political
uprising /Before his death he had a foreign account here in
togo up to the tune of ( US$10.5 million Pounds sterling) which he told the bank was for the importation of minning equipments for the establishment of his proposed minning industries in Seirra Leone and Liberia. I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary and the foreign partner who was to supply him with
the equipments I have plans to do investment in your country on real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you.Please if you are willing to assist me and my only son Dominic, indicate yo ur interest in replying soonest.
We are presently in the assylum camp here in Togo..
Thanks and best regards .
Mrs.Helen Kofl.
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