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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: FRANK BROU <broufrank@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 05:39:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Greetings to you dear one
Greetings to you dear one,
I know that our e-mail would come to you by surprise coming from a total stranger but i want you to read our mail carefully so that you would understand the reason why we contacted you.I am hereby writing to seek for your help and assistance.My name is Frank Brou the son of Late Dr Gilbert Brou an ex Mine Director of the republic of Sierra-leone. My father was murdered by rebels of Sam Bockary during his visit on a new site of gold exploitation and diamond situated 230 KM from FREETOWN, the capital of our country.
After the death of our father, the life became very difficult for us as we were constantly threatened by the rebels.Considering our difficult situation, my mother arranged with one of the best friends of my Late father who brought us to Abidjan Cote d' ivoire. My mother took on her all the possessions of my father which she successfully smmuggled out to Abidjan Cote D'ivoire and lodged it in a security company for safety purpose.The possessions contents two big metal boxes including the sum of ( US$5.400,000.00 Five Million, Four Hundred Thousand United States dollars ).She told us that She did not disclose the real content of the trunk to the security company.She made it's content known to them as family treasures/Valuables.
Again,She deposited the trunk with her name while I stand as the next of kin of the deposit.Considering the unstable political climate in Cote d'ivoire coupled with the fact that our family is popularly known in the region, my mother decided to look for a partner to invest this sum outside the country in good profitable business before her sudden death in April 2003, leaving my sister and i alone in a country where we know nobody.Presently i had all the important documents of this deposit. I and my only sister are in Abidjan Cote d ivoire as political Refugees,we have been praying to GOD to direct us to a good person that will assist us to retrieve the trunk deposited in a security company here for onward transfer overseas for a profitable establishment.So this is the reason why we contacted you. We have in mind to give you 25% of the total sum for your effort input, while 5% will be set aside for all your expenses to see this transaction through.We are waiting for your ur!
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response and please keep this confidential.Please reply to us throu our private email address at: ( frankbrou@hotmail.com ) .
Thanks and God bless you.
Frank Brou and sister.
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