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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: dantay@handbag.com
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 14:48:39 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY

FROM THE DESK OF (DANIEL TAYLOR)OF LIBERIA
EMAIL (dantay@web-mail.com.ar)
P.O.BOX 12 ALLN LIBERIA MONROVIA,
LIBERIA


Dear Friend,

Greetings, how are you, business and family. I hope all is well with
you.Iknow

you might wonder how I got to know your email address. I got
it from the Presidental Libary.

My name is Danilel Taylor, the SON to President Charles Taylor of the
Country

Liberia. Please I humbly beg you from the bottom of my heart to treat
this confidential letter very secret.The rebel forces and the intense
pressure

from United States,International Community and West Africa Peace Keeping

force ?Ecomog? had finally toppled my father government and now he is on
exile
with our immediate family but I am still behind. Please listen to me
very carefully.Under my custody are boxes containing $25m. If the new
governmet in place sees or discovers the fund they will take the money
and

plunder
it.
I have secretly deposit the boxes containing the fund in security
company
and
the will move the boxes of fund to you for safe keeping to any address
of your choice through Diplomatic Courier Service o ra reputable
security

company tagged Diplomatic Luggage with your name as the beneficiary.View
these
websites :
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/taylor.warcrimes/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/liberia.1300/index.html

Furthermore, when the boxes get to you PLS you notify me immediately so
that I
will come to your country to divide the fund. It shall be divide 70%
for me and 30% for you period. My own share will be used for investment
in
your country. Therefore i beg to start looking around for me a lucrative

wealth
creating ,profit generating business investment opportunities .
If you agree and to be a honest person for this transaction,reply me
through

this mail address.(dantay@web-mail.com.ar)It is very urgent Your urgent

response is highly needed .All correspondence must be by the email
address

above and telephone /fax. l must use this opportunity to implore you to

exercise
the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extra ordinarily confidential

whatever your decision while await your prompt response. Because of the

security
being mounted on the members of my family,i have instructed my private
lawyer

to handle the transaction . and note That this transaction should be
kept
in
utmost secrecy, remember to include your private Tel/fax or mobile
number
for
easy communication.

Thanks and god bless you.

Best Regards,

DANIEL TAYLOR

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