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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: kobealic@handbag.com
Reply-To: kobealice@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 17:07:16 +0200
Subject: From Mrs. Alice Kobe
From Mrs. Alice Kobe
Dear Friend,
This business proposal to you is strictly confidential, with due respect.
Sorry at this perceived confusion or stress may have receiving this letter
from me, Since we have not known ourselves or
met previously. Despite that, I am constrained towrite you this letter because
of the urgency of it.Byway of self introduction, I am Mrs. Alice Kobe, the
wife of late Brigadier - Gen.Maxwell Kobe former
ECOMOG ARMY COMMANDER [West African peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone] who
died in the Sierra Leone civil disturbance [War]. My three daughters and
I are trapped in obnoxious custom and traditional norms.
We have suffered maltreatment and untold hardship inthe hands of my late
husband's family, simply because I did not bear a male child [heir apparent]
for my late husband. By tradition, all that my late husband had, [wealth]
belongs to his brothers/family and i am
to be remarried by his immediate younger brother which I have vehemently
refused. They have taken all that I suffered with my husband to acquire including
treasures, houses and his bank account particulars have been seized by them.
I wanted to escape to escape with my children on exile, but again they conspired
and stole my international passport and other traveling document to further
frustrate me and eliminate me and my children.
Fourtunately for us two weeks ago,I received Key Text Code as the next of
kin to my late husband from a Security and Finance Company in Europe that
my late husband deposited the sum of Twenty Five Miiilion ,Five Hundred Thousand
United states Dollars only (U.S $25.5
Million) cash with this security company . It therefore became necessary
and urgent to contact someone, a foreigner like you to help me receive/secure
these funds overseas in a reliable bank
Account (preferably an empty Bank Account, if you have any) and to help us
to invest it on our behalf as well, while we find a way of getting out to
meet with you in your country.
These funds are kept on an "OPEN BENEFICIARY MANDATE" with the Security Company
in Europe to avoid detection, seizure or diversion. I have had several telephone
discussions with the Director of the
security company,who has express willingness to help me on meeting the company's
demands. This is why I have contacted you to help save my children and I
and receive these funds on our behalf. But, you
would need to give me sufficient assurance that if you help me, you would
not divert the funds.
My children and I have resolved to give you 20% of the total sum. This is
all my children and I have got to live on. Please, I have reposed my confidence
in you and hope you will not disappoint me. I look forward to your urgent
response including your direct email
address,telephone/mobile number and also your fax no
for easier communication.
NB: The secret codes (e.g Pin No., Secret Access Code for this fund are safely
kept with me which I can giv you as soon as you express desire to help me.
Stay blessed.
Mrs ALICE KOBE
kobealice@netscape.net
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Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
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