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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 Mariana" <marimokoba@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: marmokoba@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:57:52 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT RELPY
Urgent Attention
Dear ,
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emergency. In a nutshell,I am Miss Mariana Mokoba, 25 years old from the republic of COTE D'VIORE in west Africa,now seeking for refugee in DAKAR-SENEGAL (WEST AFRICA) under UNITED NATION'S (UNHCR).
I a m contacting you for possible business transaction. My (late) father COL Ahmed Mokoba was the personal assistance to GENERAL ROBERT GUEYE the former militry ruler of COTE D'IVOIRE. But he was killed along side with his military aides on the 19th SEPT 2002 during the begining of the civil strife between the goverment and the rebels that have now engulfed the whole country, and all our properties was totally destroyed. However, after his death, I managed to escape with very important documents which covers my father's deposition of (US$5.6 Milion)Five Million Six hundred thousand U.S Dollars secretly deposited by my late father in a finance security house in Dakar Senegal of which my name appears as the next of kin.
Meanwhile, still residing here as a refugee under the UNITED NATIONS COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES, i am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help me transfer the (US$5.6Million) from the Finance security house to his possession pending my arrival to meet with him for proper business investments.
I need this to be done urgently because of the treats that i am facing from my family members here who are treatening me with death seeking to know where this funds was deposited in other to lay claim on it and to reap from where they did not sow.
Furthermore,on your wish you can contact the finance security house for confirmation and i will issue a letter of authorisation on your name,that will enable them to communicate directly with you on my behalf.
I am giving you this offer as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me retreive the funds from the finance security house and transfer to your nominated account.
Conclusively,I want you to send me a reply immediately indicating your willingness to assist me as soon as you recieve this proposal.
I am waiting for your urgent reply.
Thanks.
Miss Marian Mokoba.
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