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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. Charles Taylor Jnr" <c_taylor@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: c_taylorjnr2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:18:02 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED.
Fax: 44-870-8310248
DEAR SIR,
COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY. MY NAME IS CHARLES TAYLOR JNR,SON OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA, PRESENTLY ON ASYLUM
IN NIGERIA.
AT THE PEAK OF THE PRESSURE BY THE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA, ON MY FATHER TO STEP DOWN AND LEAVE THE COUNTRY. I MANAGED TO ENTRUST THE SUM OF $30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY), TO A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA.
THIS WAS MONEY GOT FROM THE UNDERGROUND SALES OF DIAMOND FROM OTHER WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT HAD GOOD RAPPORT WITH MY FATHER, WHILE HE WAS IN OFFICE.THE MONEY WAS CONTAINED IN TWO TRUNK BOXES AND WERE REGISTERED TO CONTAIN ARTIFACTS.
WITHIN THE SHORT PERIOD MY FAMILY STAYED IN THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE OF CROSS RIVER STATE OF NIGERIA, I WAS UNABLE TO BE THEREWITH THEM AS I PREFERED TO BE IN GHANA AND SEEK FOR
EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE TO GET THIS MONEY OUT OF AFRICA.ANOTHER POINT IS THAT,I HAD TO STAY IN A COUNTRY WITH A LESS AGGRESSIVE PRESS, IN ORDER TO ORGANISE THIS DEAL AND MOVE AWAY AT ONCE,I HAVE BEEN IN GHANA SINCE THEN.
I THEREFORE SEEK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THIS MONEY ENTRUSTED TO YOU OR YOUR COMPANY’S BANK ACCOUNT. MY INTENTION IS TO USE THE MONEY TO INVEST IN SOME LUCRATIVE
BUSSINESS, POSSIBLY IN YOUR COUNTRY,I OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AS YOUR COMISSION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE,60% FOR MY FAMILY,WHILE 10% WILL BE LEFT OUT FOR ANY EXPENSE INCURED IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE MONEY OUT.
KINDLY NOTE THAT YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO COME TO GHANA TO SEE THE MONEY AND TALK ABOUT IT,MEET WITH THE BANKER THAT WILL ASSIST WITH THE TRANSFER AND CONCLUDE TRANSFER FORMAITIES.I NEED YOUR ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE ON THIS MATTER TO MAKE IT A REALITY. GIVE ME A RESPONSE URGENTLY ON THIS E-MAIL: c_taylorjnr2@yahoo.com
REGARDS.
CHARLES TAYLOR. JNR.
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