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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: prince taylor <princetaylor_42@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 22:39:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: TREAT VERY CONFIDENTIAL





FROM: PRINCE TAYLOR.UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRANDJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.TELEPNONE: +27-83-580-8590.EMAIL:princetaylor_42@yahoo.co.in



Attention: Director/C.E.O,



I am Prince Taylor.a 27 year old son of formerLiberian President ,Charles Taylor and a final yearstudent of the University of The WitwatersrandJohannesburg South Africa. Before the AmericanGovernment gave my father the sanction to step downfrom power. He came to the Republic Of South Africawith the sum of Twelve Million United StatesDollars(12million USD) sealed in a diplomatic baggageand with the help of his Diplomatic friends and themoney was smuggled out of Liberia and was deposited onmy behalf in a private Security and Finance Companyhere in Johannesburg South Africa.When this was deposited in the vault of the Securityand Finance Company the content was not revealed tothem for the fear of loosing the money into the handof South Africa Government, but as a valuable itemthat belongs to foreign partner. As the pressure ofAmerican Government was much on him to step down frompower my father being sensitive and clever thought itwise to ran away from our Country (Liberia!
)for
hisdear life and the life other members of the familyincluding the wealth he has acquired for the future ofthe entire family. He finally ran to one Country inWest Africa where he took refuge with other membersof our family. He told me that the reason for this isto avoid experiencing what happened to PresidentSaddam Hussein of Iraq.There in West Africa he instructed me to look for atrustworthy Individual or Company that will assist meme to retrieve and transfer this amount of moneyoutside South Africa into his or her private /Companyaccount. The reason for this development is for me tocomplete my Degree Programme and also to enroll for mymasters in a reorganized University outside SouthAfrica. In addition to invest into a meaningfulventure which you will be a guide that will beyielding profit to assist me in completing my studies.Dear, I later got your contact details courtesy ofWorld trade center here in the Republic of SouthAfrica in my search for a trustworthy Individ!
ual
orCompany that will assist me as a foreign partner to transfer this money into his private or companyaccount outside this country for my investment andstudies. I therefore will like you to come down toSouth Africa to help me retrieve this money(12millionUSD) from the security Company as the foreign partnerand thereafter open a non resident account where themoney will be deposited before onwards transfer toyour nominated account overseas for my studies andinvestment. According to my Lawyer he said that if you can notcome down here due to busy schedule that you shouldforward your account details /information so that hecan transfer it directly into your account with hiscitizenship power and as a senior Lawyer. But he toldme that before this should be done that you has tosign an agreement that you are not going to seat onthis money before my arrival to your country. I haveagreed to offer you 30%for assisting me in thetransaction,5%for any expenses that may occur in thistransfer!
and 65%
will be for my studies andInvestment. I will like you to send me your privateTelephone/Fax numbers if you have agreed to help me inthis noble transaction. Remember to keep thistransaction as confidential as possible and it isrisk free. I await your response soon.Yours truly.Prince Taylor.




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