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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: "MBENA UYOGO" <mbena86@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mbena78@latinmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 15:37:24 +0000
Subject: LETTER FROM MBENA
Mbena Uyogo
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire
Email; mbena78@latinmail.com
Fax: 0033567319807
I am Mbena Uyogo from Liberia currently living in exile in Abidjan capital of Ivory Coast in West Africa. I am the son of Mr. Marcel Uyogo who was Director in the Liberian Ministry of Defence before he was assassinated in ambush from peace meeting with the Rebels fighting former President Charles Taylor. My mother had died earlier in 2002 of kidney related diseases. My sister Peggy and I become orphans without anybody to care for us, because President Charles Taylor's Government failed to take care of us as promised after our father's death.
My father was entrusted with the responsibility of sourcing for Arms and Ammunition for the Liberian Government as the Country was under severe United Nation Arm and Travel embargo at that time due to my country's illicit dealings in blood diamond and instigating conflicts in West Africa. My father unsure of Liberia's Political future had secretly moved the sum of Ten Million USA Dollars [$10.Million] out of Liberia and deposited it in a commercial bank in our neighbouring Country of Ivory Coast.
That was at the period when Liberia was facing United Nation Embargoes. We left Monrovia to live in Abidjan, Ivory Coast as political refugees In August 2003 when the President; Mr. Charles Taylor was forced into exile. At that time the Rebels that killed my father were about to enter Monrovia and we were afraid and left Liberia.
It was unfortunate that the Government that our father served and lost his life did not make any arrangement to cover us in their plan to move to exile. So because of the Rebels coming into Monrovia, we have no alternative than to escape as they may kill us as they killed our father. I hereby request you to assist us by acting as our late father's foreign business partner so that you will help us to transfer the money from the bank here to your country for investment purposes. You will also help us to migrate to your country to continue our lives as orphans and with your guidance; the money will be invested in profitable ventures.
Kindly inform me what percentage of the total sum you wish to receive as compensation for rendering your help. You should please treat this matter as confidential, as I would not like to expose the existence of the money at the bank for reasons ranging from our refugee status here and our father's status as civil servant back home in Liberia.
Kindly study my request carefully and send your response to the above email addresses or to my internet fax number above.
Thanks in advance for saving our lives.
Yours Sincerely,
Mbena Uyogo
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