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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: "Philip Ezeh" <philipezeh2020@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: philipezeh2020@myway.com
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:13:48 -0600
Subject: GET BACK TO ME ASAP.
My name is Philip Ezeh a retired Colonel in the Liberian Army, a close aide
and confidant of Mr.
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president.
During the civil war in Sierra Leone (a neighboring African country) that
lasted several years, the rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF), which
fought against the legitimate Sierra Leone government, was actively
supported by former President Charles Taylor on account of his differences
with the Sierra Leone president. He provided training bases, military and
political assistance for the rebels in exchange for an unrestrained access
to arguably, the second largest deposit of Diamond in the world –the mines
were under the control of the RUF.
I was the man the former president appointed in charge of all diamond
transactions between the Liberian leader and the RUF. During this period,
Liberia became the conduit pipe through which all mined diamonds from Sierra
Leone were sold in the international market under my watchful eyes. This
continued, until the RUF was finally routed by a government Backed
international coalition led by the U.K., under the auspices of the UN, two
years ago.
In a sudden twist of fate, a coalition of an anti-Taylor movement in Liberia
launched a guerrilla campaign in 2000, to oust former President Taylor from
power. However, following a large-scale humanitarian crises resulting from
the conflict, the international community led by the US, has put pressure on
Mr. Taylor to resign/step aside, as the panacea for ending the conflict,
which he finally accepted and resigned his presidency on August 11, 2003.
The UN War Crimes Tribunal in Sierra Leone also indicted Taylor for war
crimes, over his role in the Sierra Leone Civil war. But a solace came from
the Nigerian government few weeks ago, which offered asylum to Mr. Taylor
and his close aides, of which I am one of them. As a result of this
development, the former president sent me as the head of an advance team in
Nigeria until his arrival on the same day of his resignation as president of
Liberia on August 11, 2003.
I have the sum of $50MUSD (Fifty million US dollars only), being part of the
proceeds from the over 5 years diamond transaction that I supervised for the
former president, and I need your
co-operation in moving these funds to safety overseas.
I have made a perfect arrangement to move these funds into your care within
a few days without risk at both ends, if you provide me with your
unqualified co-operation. Please indicate your willingness to co-operate
with me and provide me with your contact details (your telephone and fax
etc, for confidential communications) as time is of essence. authentic and
verifiable. Should you have any question, feel free to contact me, but treat
this transaction with absolute confidentiality.
Awaiting your prompt response,
Kind regards,
Philip Ezeh
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