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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: "doran" <helpcharity@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: d_charity@excite.com
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 12:20:16 +0200
Subject: From Mrs. Doran charity.
Greetings
Private mail: d_charity@excite.com
Permit me to inform you of my desire to do business with you with my money
in your country. I am a 37 year old business woman from ANGOLA in Africa.
I elate to inform you that I inherited a total sum of $10.5 million Us dollars
(Ten million Five hundred thousand dollars) from my late husband CHIEF MATHEW
DORAN, a gold and diamond dealer who was murdered in 2003 by the former ANGOLA
president Mr. SAVIMBI over the dispute in their diamond and gold deal.
This money which is concealled in a box is deposited in a safe deposit company
here in Cotonou, Republic of Benin where I am presently taking refuge with
my two kids. The box was deposited as family treasure not money for security
reason.That is to say that the deposit company does not know that the box
contain money.This was done under a high powered government conection because
the president of this country Mr Mathieu kerekou is a family friend.
Your assistance is now sought in the transfer of this money to you country
for investment into any lucrative business of your choice.By this mail, you
are requested to visit me here for familiarisation and to enable us arrange
on how to get this box out from the deposit company and transfer this money
into your account in your country after which I will go back with you.
But if you can not come down here, the director of the deposit company can
arrange and bring it to you in your country under their diplomatic coverage
system just the same way it was brought from my country to this place.
You will be required to send me your picture to enable me know the person
that I am dealing with.I will send mine soon after repairing my scan machine
which is now faulty.You will contact a lawyer here in Republic of Benin who
will go to the company to request for the release and transfer of my money
in your name and favour as the new beneficiary.
For rendering this service, you will be highly compensated, a situation that
will be discussed later. I want you to take this transaction very serious
because it will benefit you..I will later tell you why I reposed this trust
and confidence in you,a person I have not met before. we must act fast because
it cost me $100 daily as demurage to the deposit company keeping this box
and the earlier we remove it from there the better for us. This is not scam
please.
I know about scam because my late husband was a victim before his death.
Looking forward to your reply at your earliest convinience. Forsecurity reasons,
contact me through my
private email:( d_charity@excite.com )
God bless.
Sincerely yours,
From Mrs. Doran charity.
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