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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: "FROM WILSON" <wilsonanhony7@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: wilsonanthony7@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 22:12:07 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP
My Greetings,
I know that this leter might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emergency to you. i am Wilson Anthony,21 years old from republic of COTE D'VIORE in west Africa,now living in DAKAR-SENEGAL where i ran to hide my self after the death of my father.
I am contacting you for possible assistance and to relocate to your country where i wish to start my new life. My (late) father Paul Anthony was the personal assistance to GENERAL ROBERT GUEYE the former militry ruler of COTE D'IVOIRE. But he was killed along side with his military aides on the 19th SEPT 2002 during the begining of the civil strife between the goverment and the rebels that have now engulfed the whole country,and all our properties was totally destroyed. However, after his death, I managed to escape with important documents which covers my late father's deposition of ($11 000,000,000 Milion)Eleven Million U.S Dollars secretly deposited by my late father here in Dakar Senegal when he was a Posted Col in Dakar Senegal.
I am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality in your country whom can help me to recieve this fund for me ($11 000,000,000Milion US Dollars) from the Finance Firm and pending my arrival to meet with you for proper business investments and for me to re start up a new life over there in your country.
I need this to be done urgently because of the treats that i am facing from my family members who are treatening me with death seeking to know where this funds and the document where deposited in other to layclaim on it and to reap from where they did not sow. Furthermore,on your wish you can contact the finance security house for confirmation and i will issue a letter of authorisation on your name,that will enable them to communicate directly with you on my behalf. I am giving you this offer as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me retreive my late father fund which was deposited as a Trust Bond Deposite from the finance Firm and transfer to your nominated bank account.
Conclusively,I want you to send me a reply immediately indicating your willingness to assist me as soon as you recieve this letter or you can reach me through the telephone of our Chaplain in where i ran to hide my Self00221 617 9681. I am waiting for your urgent call or email for me to instroct you on how you will contact the Firm immediately.
Yours Sincerely
Wilson Anthony.
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