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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: "Captain Collins Bamah" <bamah@z6.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bamah@myway.com
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:04:02 +0400
Subject: Compliment of the Season
Dear Friend,
I am contactimg you for guidance and assistance to enable me secure a profitable investment venture of your choice in your country .
I am captain Collins Bamah from the Republic of Liberia and I served in the Solid minerals depertment during my career in the Liberian military Force under president Charles Taylor.
I have watched closely the investment climate of your country in respect of small and medium scale industries and wish to enter into joint partnership agreement with you to invest the sum of $16,500,000.00 (Sixteen Million,Five Hundred Thousand) Dollars only in any viable venture in your Country.Before President Charles Taylor left office in August 2003,I was given the sum of $100(One Hundred Million Dollars) to lobby the delegates of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) member heads of state to enable him stay in power for more years in Liberia But due to the interest,pressure and intervention of the American Government to ensure that President Taylor vacated office, the money was not all given out to them.
I am now in possession of $16.5 (Sixteen Million, And Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) which was my share from the balance not spent which I want to invest abroad. This fund was deposited in a Finance and Security Firm in Accra,Republic of Ghana,for safe cotudy because none of the banks in Liberia would have accepted the money without raising eyebrows on me.
I am now residing in Dubai,United Arab Emirates on political assylum and my assylum conditions restricted me from travelling abroad without written permission from my host country.It is due these reasons that I have decided to write and beg you for assistance to move this money out of Ghana for investment abroad.I have set aside thirty per cent of this money for your assistance and five per cent for taxes in your country and other expenses .
Kindly give me your phone and fax numbers as well as informations relating to the tax laws of your Country.I promise that everything in respect of this transaction will be handled secretly and confidentially.
Thanking you for your kind assistance.
Captain Collins Bamah.
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