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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: "Mrs Marie EYADEMA" <marieeyadema@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: marieeyadema@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 16:56:21 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE REQUIRED
Hello, Compliment of the day to you, I would like to use this medium to introduce my self to you, though we have not met before. I am Marie Eyadema a widow to the Late Eyadema of Togo who just died, I know you might be suprised to receive this kind of propôsal from me but my instict motivate me to write you due to my present situaiion which I hope you be of help. My late husband get married to three wives as African culture demanded, I was lucky to be the favourite among all I was so close to my husband when he was still alive. after his death I was been persecuted by other wives out of jealousy, before the death of my husband he enstrusted to me the sum of )20.5million US Dollars (Twenty Million five hundred thousand dollars) Dollars this money was be budgeted for his new company project which he has at hand before he died this money was been kept in possession due to the trust he had for me. Now that the Fist son of the Family has now take over the office as the new elected p
resident of Togo my life and that of my children is in danger due to family crises, so lucky for me and my children we were able to move away with money from Togo to Darkar Senegal where I and children is residing at present and we have deposited the money with a Security company for safe keeping pending the time we will be able to find a trusted person who will help in moving this cash out of Africa for investment in a developed world. What I want you to do is to indicate your interest that you will assist us by receiving the money on our behalf. Acknowledge this message, so that I can introduce you to my son (Malik) who has the modalities for the claim of the said fund. I want you to assist in investing this money, but I will not want my identity revealed. I will also like to buy properties and stock in multinational companies to engage in other safe and non-speculative investment. May I at this point emphasise the high level of confidentiality, which this business demands, and hop
e you will not betray the trust and confidence, which I response in you. In conclusion, if you want to assist us, my son shall put you in the picture of the business, tell you were the funds are currently being maintained and also discuss other modalities including remuneration for your service. For this reason kindly furnish us your contact information, that is your personal telephone and fax number for confidential purpose and acknowledge receipt of this mail Do contact me through this email address Best regards Mrs Marie Eyadema.
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