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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: "STEVE DIKKO" <steverodney2000@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dikko012003@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 17:59:34 +0100
Subject: ASSISTANCE WITH GOOD FAITH
dear friend, i am indeed very sory if this mail will take you by surprise , this is not a scam but real but first i will like to introduce myself : My name is steve dikko , I lost my parents at a tender age, and all thesewhile, I have been under the care of my grand mother who is aged now. Pleasetreat this message urgently for the sake of God. With information given to me, my parent's death was masterminded by my uncles as they found out that my father was so rich, and they equally conspired to kill me, before mygrand mother took me out to my fathers Personal Attoney residence in TogoDemocratic Republic West Africa. A document which I found in my father's suit case showed a deposit he haswith a security company in EUROPE which is about $15.5 Millon Dollars, but the information on the Deposit Certificate shows Ecowas Diplomatic consignment. I have called their office in EUROPE and they confirmed that the consignment is still in their office. Please , I come to you to he
lp me be in possession of this fund as the beneficiary in other for you to assist me invest it in your countryand at the same time for me to come over to your house in other for me to complet my education over there in your country, for i am now alone here in Lome Togo Rep. I will be expecting you confirm your willingness and other information will be given to you in other for you to be in contact with my father's personal Attorney (BARRISTER ALEXANDER DAVID)for more update regarding the release and contacts of the security bank payment centre in EUROPE so that you and him can help me out in this situation in other for you to discusse your own parcentage regarding you assistance to this matter with him,for you are the only hope i have now and you are the only one that can help me out from this bad situation i am for now. HERE IS THE CONTACT OF MY FATHER PERSONAL ATTORNEY: BARRISTER ALEXANDER DAVID RUE 101 MOSQUEE ADIDOGOME LOME TOGO REP WEST AFRICA BP 3110 LOME TOGO REP. TEL: 00 228
9033654 FAX: 00 228 225 4950 Email :barr_alex2003@yahoo.co.uk barr_alex@lawyer.com Thanks and God bless. steve dikko
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