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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. Princewill Fortune" <princeffortune2004@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: prince_fort@myway.com
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 17:25:54 +0000
Subject: Good Day Dear.
Mr. Princewill Fortune
Rue Portin X Blaize
Diagne St. Louis Senegal
Email:prince_fort@myway.com
Date:05th November,2004.
Attention: President/C.E.O
I am a branch manager of a Security Company here in St.Luis-Senegal. I
got your address and good profile from one of your country's CD RUM BUSINESS
DIRECTORIES. There is a deal I wish to tender for your considerations
and acceptance to execute with me.
It was a week ago that one new customer came to my office and declared
his interest to deposit two trunk boxes containing photographic materials
with my company for a period of four weeks only. I then took the boxes into
the inspection room which is next door to my office.
In line with my company's operational proceedures, I gave him "Deposit
Application Forms" to complete with his passport photographs. I then
informed him that the managing director of my company will have to
inspect the content of the boxes before his application forms could be endorsed
and Deposit Certificate issued to him as depositor. I noticed that he
became unconfortable immediately I told him that the boxes would be inspected.
It is because of my suspicion that I decided to personally go to the
MD's office to inform him that we have a new customer who wants to deposit
itmes. To my greatest surprise, I came back to my office to see that the man
was already making his way out of my office with the two boxes. When my
personal security was trying to stop him, he hastely jumped into his car and ran
away. Unfortuantely, he could not make his escape with one of the
boxes.
I took the left over box and went to my office. I was shocked when I
opened it and found out that it contains United States of American dollars in
"Hundred Dollar" bills. After the official working hours, I stayed back
and
counted the money. It is original Fourty Million American Dollars .
Fortunately, when I was listening to African news the next day, the
same man that came to my office was shown on televison. The news is that the man
is a rebel leader in Angola who ran away with the group's money made from
sales of gold from the area under his control in Angola.
Presently, I am the only person who knows about this money and since
there is no records in my company regarding its existence, I am contacting
you to seek your permision and advice on how to urgently make shipment of this
money to Europe in your name as the beneficiary of the consignment. You
shall travel to Europe to receive it for safe keeping pending my
arrival to meet you over there.
After the deal, I want 20% of this money to be shared to some charity
homes to be decided by you and I. Then we shall share equally the remaing 80%
I will solely rely on your business experience/advise to invest my share
of the transaction in your country.
Please acknowledge immediately receipt of this confidential and
important message if you are interested.
Mr. Princewill Fortune
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