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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: "MR UMAR AHMED" <umamed@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ahmedumar22@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 02:50:06 -0700
Subject: Please Assist
MR.UMAR AHMED
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please your response through this email address:ahmedumar22@yahoo.co.uk for urgent attention
Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. Although we have never met before but I have every reason to believe that you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your country.
Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins, My name is Mr.Alex Winpoe from Liberia, a Country in West Africa. My Uncle is MR JOHN Y. WINPOE, former DEPUTY MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY in LIBERIA.
My uncle was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA (CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial, Charles Taylor killed him. You can verify this from your country. You can also check in some of
the international newspapers posted in the web sites below: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-
liberia_x.htmhttp://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_6621.asp
Before he was killed, my uncle instructed me to escape with his family to any hide out. I am presently with where I have personally secured through personal effort a passport in Nigera with a moslem name UMAR AHMED, he confined on me that he left some money in a Finance Company Abroad, (name withheld for security reasons) he handed me over a certificate meant for a secret Deposit, which he made in the Finance Company. If you may ask, why do I need a foreign assistance or why can't I take the cash transfer myself?
The answer is that there was an exclusion clause in the original agreement between the company and my uncle which states unambiguously that nobody, not even himself, can have access to the consignment in the company, and it has to be transferred to a foreign beneficiary outside Africa. This was done because he envisaged his arrest and this clause were inserted to prevent any seizure or infiltration of the fund.
My decision to contact you is therefore, informed by this and due to my present social status and total ignorance of the business world. I believe you will appreciate the enormity of trust I repose on you by placing the fortunes of our family in your care. Permit me to request that you should reassure me that you would not let me down in any way. On my part, this is my assurance and guarantee to you.
In as much as you follow my instructions carefully, religiously and promptly, my guarantee of a hitch-free success remains unshakable. I have contacted the Finance Firm to confirm the deposit, which is worth $21.5Million,(Twenty-One Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only) which I presumed my uncle made from the purchase of arms and ammunitions for the Liberia Army.
Benefits and remunerations to be agreed before giving you details and agreement to be signed. Kindly confirm in your reply if you can accept a meeting with the company to conclude this transaction.
Your acceptance should include your Private Telephone and Fax numbers where you can always be reach, Your Residential or Company Address to enable me send some other important information across to you. This proposal is highly restricted and should be handled as an urgent transaction requiring trust and Confidentiality.
Thanks while looking forward to hearing from you urgently either by phone or email.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
MR UMAR AHMED
For the Family.
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