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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: charles60@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 08:32:46 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Thanks=20for=20your=20help?=

FROM : MR CHARLES TAYLOR
E-MAIL:charles61@zipmail.com.br
Phone: 234-803-3503985

Dear Sir,

A CRY FOR HELP,

I am CHARLES TAYLOR, the Former President of Liberia. As you may be aware
that the President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (GCFR) has granted me asylum
in Nigeria and we are presently leaving in Calabar Eastern part of Nigeria.


Please I have what I will call my family last hope money of $ 185,000,000M
TO TRANSFER to any foreign trusted person who will help me to invest this
fund into any good business, As I can no longer have any other means of
livelihood.

Please if you are interested in helping me to received this BOX that is
presently with IRISH SECURITY COMPANY here in NIGERIA. As after successful
delivery of this BOX to you, 30% of the total fund will go to you. My son
will come to your country to start up a business with your assistance so
that we can be able to live again.

This fund is in a box deposited to the IRISH SECURITY COMPANY LAGOS as a
family box before leaving for Calabar in Nigeria. The company is not aware
of what is inside the box as I told them that the box belongs to my friend
and that I will inform my friend to apply for the collection of the box
since we are not allowed to be attending to visitors in Nigeria.

So please I will advise you to apply as the owner of this box. So that as
soon as this BOX is DELIVERED to you. You will arrange for the coming of
my son to your country for proper investment. There is no risk in this as
you are aware that our family is now free since we left Liberia to Nigeria
peacefully.

APPLY TO : JAMES ANDERSON CAMPBELL JR
IRISH SECURITY COMPANY



INSTRUCT THEM TO GIVE YOU THE INSURANCE POLICY COVER NOTE ON YOUR BOX NUMBER
5895 MB. BOX FOR ONWARD DELIVERY TO YOUR ADDRESS. God bless you as you help
my family.

Yours sincerely,
CHARLES TAYLOR
Former President of Liberia.

Note: I will send to you the Certificate of deposit, Change of Ownership
Certificate to your NAME and Power of Attorney as soon as you collect the
INSURANCE POLICY COVER from them .So that you can send it to them, for immediate
deliver of your box to your address .
















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