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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: "Mr.jacobs bobby" <jacobsbobby@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 13:05:06 +0100
Subject: urgent reply
name:Jacobs Bobby
reply:jacobsbobby2000@yahoo.com
Sir,
I know this message might come to you as a surprise
since you don't know me before. I got your contact
through the internet and decided to contact you for
assistance.My father major yomi Bobby was a top
liberian Soldier and The Chief Security Officer C.S.O)
to the liberia former President mr charles taylor who
stepped down on the 11th of august 2003 and went on
assylum to nigeria.
After the stepping down of the President, my father
escaped to cotonou (benin republic)with me and a
sealed boxes through the West Africa Coastal waters
but most unfortunately my father also died of heart
attack here in cotonou few weeks ago leaving only me
now as my mother has earlier died during a child
birth.
Before my fathers death, he confided in me about the
existence of USD35 million (thirty five million US
dollars) which is contained in the sealed boxes and of
which he deposited on our arrival with a foreign
fiticious name in a security company here as a family
treasure for security reasons. I was told by my
father that he made the money from the huge amount
mapped out by the former president for the importation
of ammunitions to fight the rebels, the certificate of
deposit was handed over to me so that I can claim the
fund with any reliable foreigner and as a matter of
fact, I am seeking in confidence a God fearing and a
reliable foreigner who will come down without delay to
cotonou to assist me to move the fund out from the
security company and transfer it to the persons
foreign bank account for safe keeping and immediate
foreign investment to secure my future and because I
believe that you are reliable and trustworthy I am
soliciting for your help and cooperation to execute
the bussiness with me. Your assistance as a foreigner
is needed because the management of the security
company is ready to welcome any foreigner who has
correct information and documents of the fund which I
will give to you and we will arrange for our
travelling together back to your country after a
successful business so as to make use of the money for
investment.
I have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum for
helping me and additional 5% for any expenses which
you might incurr as a result of this transaction
including travelling, accommodation and other sundry
expenses, so if you are interested in the bussiness
kindly reply immediately and let me know when you plan
to visit cotonou for successful implementation of
this business. More details will be furnished to you
on receipt of your reply and remember this business
required absolute secret and confidentiality and I
hope you will treat it as such.
Iam looking forward to the courtesy of your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Jacobs Bobby
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