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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: ahmedkanah@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 23:48:44 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Your=20urgent=20information?=
THIS IS AN URGENT MESSAGE FOR YOU.
I AM MR AHMED KANAH A BOY OF 29 YEARS AND A NATIVE OF SUDAN, I GOT YOUR
CONTACT ON THE INTERNET WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A GOD FEARING PERSON THAT
WILL HELP ME TO RECEIVE THE SUM OF 10MILLION U.S DOLLARS IN A COMPANY
OR PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNT ABROAD, BECAUSE I NEEDED A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO
HAS A BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER TO ASSIT ME IN TRANSFERRING THIS MONEY OUT OF
THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED IT, THAT WAS WHY I
DECIDED TO CALL FOR YOUR URGENT HELP TO PERMIT ME TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU.
I AM HERE WRITING YOU FROM THE REFUGEE CAMP IN BENIN REPUBLIC, BECAUSE
OF THE PRESENT WAR IN MY COUNTRY (SUDAN), I HAVE A FAMILY OF FIVE INCLUDING
MY PARENTS, ALL THE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WERE KILLED BY THE REBELS, AND
I WAS THE ONLY PERSON LEFT BEHIND OUT OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY ,
LIFE IS NOT GOOD FOR ME AGAIN, BUT MANAGED TO ESCAPE WITH THE DOCUMENTS
THAT MY LATE FATHER USED TO DEPOSIT THIS MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE
IN BENIN REPUBLIC, WHERE AM PRESENTLY RESIDING IN A REFUGEE CAMP.
BUT WITH MY PRESENT SITUATION I CANNOT BE ABLE TO RETRIVE THIS MONEY OUT
OF THE SECURITY COMPANY WITHOUT A HELP OF PERSON LIKE YOU, WHO WILL ACT
AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND. ALSO NOTE THAT I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND A
LETTER OF INVITATION TO ME ONCE YOU RECEIVE THIS MONEY FROM THE SECURITY
COMPANY WHERE THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED.
ON MY ARRIVAL TO YOUR COUNTRY WE WILL NOW AGREE ON WHAT WILL BE YOUR SHEAR
OF THE MONEY, ALSO BECAUSE OF THE LITTLE EXPERIENCE I HAVE ON HOW TO INVEST
THE MONEY I WILL LIKE YOU TO ADVISE ON WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE WISELY INVESTED,BECAUSE
MY TOTAL LIFE DEPENDS NOW ON THIS MONEY.
HENCE YOU WILL ASSIST ME TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY I WILL LIKE YOU TO UNDERSTAND
THAT I WILL ARRANGE FOR AN ATTORNEY THAT WILL HANDLE THE TRANSACTION ONCE
I HEAR FROM YOU. PLS, WHILE RESPONDING THIS LETTER, SEND YOU RESPONSE TO.
ahmed_kanah2002@yahoo.co.uk
BYE,MY BEST REGARDS TO YOU.
AHMED KANAH.
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