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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Frank Garro Mr" <zuller1@mail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: frankgarro@zwallet.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 05:23:46 -0800
Subject: Greetings
Dear Sir,
You may be surprised to receive this letter. I got your contact as a result of my desperate desire for assistance. I have decided to contact you for a confidential, urgent and mutually beneficial business. I am Mr. Frank Garro, the Personal Assistant (Special Duties) to President Charles Taylor the embattled President of Liberia.
I am sure that you are aware of the civil war in my country and the fact that President Bush and other world leaders, including the United Nations requested my boss to vacate office and take up asylum in Nigeria for peace to reign.
President Charles Taylor and most members of his government (including my humble self) are now staying in Nigeria for the rest of our lives. We have just moved our families down here.
In the course of my stay in Liberia, I made adequate arrangements so that my family will not lack financially. Part of the financial arrangements made was to secure the sum of Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (US$12,500,000.00) with a Security Company in South Africa with the understanding that the funds would be paid to me or to any of my representative. They said that they could pay the funds into any account I can open or I could physically pick up the funds from any of their branch offices in Europe.
Unfortunately, I cannot open such an account here in Nigeria and I cannot travel out of this country. This is because I am presently under security watch by the Government of Nigeria. I write therefore to seek your assistance to provide the necessary logistics so that the Security Company will effect the payment to you as my nominated representative. I will tell you the next step to take when I hear from you. I am offering you an all expenses paid 15% for your assistance.
Be assured that the funds belong to me and I have all the title documents to it. Therefore, the business is legitimate. I will appreciate you do not discuss this issue with anybody, considering the Security implications. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Best Regard,
Frank Garro.
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