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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: "Miss. Mariam Lawson." <mariam@emailchoice.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mariamlawson@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:42:50 +0000
Subject: I Need Your Help.
Dearest One,
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emergency. In a nut shell, my name is Miss. Mariam Lawson, the daughter of late Mr. And Mrs. Patrick Lawson from the republic of sierra-Leone in West Africa, now seeking for refugee in Dakar – Senegal under the (UNHCR). I am looking for someone who would be my representative /trustee to assist me in this transaction I intend to intimate you. I got your contact from the chambers of commerce. My late father was the managing director of Rainbow Gold and Diamond Mining Company in (KENEMA) Sierra Leone. But he and my mother were killed after the longing civil war and all his properties were totally destroyed. However, after their death I managed to escape with every important files of my late father.
I and my parents loved each other, and we were very close because I was their only issue. Before their untimely death, my father told me about some treasure he kept somewhere in abroad for us where we shall finally settle in future, and not until their death that I discovered and found in my late father’s file some documents which has information concerning the fortunes he told me about. The information is about a very huge amount of US$21,000.000.00 (Twenty One Million United States Dollars Only) which he kept for us. Presently the money is in a Courier’s Company Bonded Warehouse somewhere in Europe (full information will be disclosed to you later on your confirmation of your acceptance to assist me)
I wish to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons, and because of the problems in where I am now (Senegal), I want you to help me claim this money from the security company where it will be transferred into your account for safe keeping, as I cannot travel out of Senegal now, as I am a refugee seeking for asylum in Senegal.
If you can be of assistance to me, I will be pleased to offer you 40% of the fund while 60% will be for me for any viable business under your management as you may advice me in due course when I come over to meet with you. I look forward to receiving a favourable response from you. Until then I remain yours sincerely. Stay blessed.
Please reply me via my email address: mariamlawson@walla.com. Thank you and God bless you.
Yours faithfully,
Miss. Mariam Lawson.
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