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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: "fred walter" <fredwalter2000@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 07:47:57 +0000
Subject: Confidential And Private.

From :Mr.Fred Walter
Tel :+44-704-0111 609
Fax :+44-709 2036 870
Email :fredwalter2@myway.com

We are Diplomats that use our immunity and status to safekeep special and
valuable packages and baggage in trust for reputable clients that
are honest and trustworthy.

We work in collaboration with top firms and Governments of various countries
as we have earned a name as a service whose hallmarks in
reliability and confidentiality are revered.International missions, Fellow
Diplomats and Embassies of the world
have used our services to satisfaction.

A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that can assist her and her
family in retrieving her package containing some amount of money
from a Diplomatic Corps in Europe.

The benefactor and her children have been confined only to their country
home and all their calls and movements are monitored, as a
result,its absoultely impossible for them to do anything as regards
retrieving the money.

Their only means of communication is via internet and you are being
contacted because your assistance is needed in claiming the funds on
their behalf.

In order to clear any misgivings or doubts that you may have, it is
imperative that I give you an insight of who the benefactor is.

I do not know how conversant you are with events and the fragile political
situation in Liberia but it has made consistent headlines
on CNN, BBC and several news bulletins around the world.

The benefactor is Mrs.Suzana Isaac Nuhan Vaye, wife of the late Deputy
Minister of Works in Liberia (Isaac Nuhan Vaye) who was
murdered by Taylor during the regime of President Charles Taylor on the
false accusation and trumped up charges of trying to overthrow
Charles Taylor.

The late Isaac Nuhan Vaye raised a substantial amount of money from Diamond
Sales over a period of six years and these funds were
carefully moved out and deposited with Diplomats in Europe for safekeeping
before his assasination by Charles Taylor.

The amount accrued from the Diamond sales over this period of six years is
USD38.6M (Thirty Eight ,Six Hundred Million U.S.Dollars) and these
funds
are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and has no
criminal origin.

The funds have nothing to do with any form of illegality and all
documentations needed to prove the source of the funds were submitted
when the funds were being deposited and these documents would prove the
source of the funds and authenticate the fact that the funds are
clean and has no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.

For your assistance in this transaction,the benefactor and her Children have
agreed to give you 25% of the total amount of money
which is equivalent to US$9.65 Million (Nine Million,Six Hundred and Fifty
Thousand United States Dollars) for your role in
this transaction which involves retrieving the funds on their behalf from
the Diplomats in Europe and all the information needed to claim
the funds would be sent to you as soon as you indicate your interest in
assisting them as well as providing the following information to
facilitate the smooth conclusion of the transaction.

Requested Information are as follows;

Your Full Name: ______________________________

Your Complete Address (Physical Address With Zip Code) :
______________________________

Date of Birth(day/month/year):______________________

Name of City of Residence: ____________________

Telephone Number:______________________

Mobile Number:_________________________

Fax Number:______________________________


You can verify the authenticity of this letter on one of the worlds'top
Newspapers below:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm

I await your response.

Mr.Fred Walter.

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