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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: "Ibrahim Usman" <ibrahim_usman2002@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ibrahim_usman1973@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 19:51:48 +0000
Subject: Urgent Reply
YOUR ATTENTION,
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTLY CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY CONTACTING YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENUINE APPROVAL I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.
I AM IBRAHIM USMAN FROM THE REPUBLIC OF SUDAN IN AFRICA.I WRITR TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE TO INVEST AND TO BUY A LIVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY.I AM FIRST SON OF MR USMAN BELLO, WHO THE CHIEF IN THE RICH DIAMOND MINING VILLAGE IN SOUTH DARFU IN SUDAN.MY FATHER WAS ATTACKED AND SHOT BY THE REBELS ON HIS WAY TO HIS HOUSE, ALONG WITH MY SISTER.MY SISTER DIED ON THE SPOT WHILE U.N PEACE KEEPING FORCE RESCUE MY FATHER HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION WHERE HE LATER DIED.
IT WAS AT THIS THAT THE CHIEF OF STAFF U.N PEACE ENVOY A FRIEND TO MY FATHER(MR JOHN PRONK)THEN ARRANGED AN ARMY PLANE TO CONVEY ME AND MY MOTHER MRS ALICIA USMAN TO ACCRA-GHANA.
ABOUT TEN DAYS NOW BEFORE HE DIED HE REVEALED TO ME ABOUT THE BOX CONTAING U.S$14M(FOURTEEN MIILIONS U.S DOLLARS) WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN GHANAFOR SAFE KEEPING.MY FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSED THE CONTENT OF THE BOXES TO THE SECURITY COMPANY,HE DEPOSITED IT AS ART WORKS FOR EXPORT.TO AVOID THE OFFICIALS FOR RAISING EYE BROWS.
WHAT MY FAMILY NEED FROM YOU NOW IS TO ASSIST US TO RETREIVE THE CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.FOR YOUR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE MYSELF AND MY MOTHER MRS ALICIA USMAN HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IF THE CONSIGNMENT REDEPOSITED IN YOUR NAMES AND UNDER YOUR CUSTODY IN YOUR COUNTRY.
WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS THAT COVERED THE DEPOSITION AND OWNERSHIP OF THESE CONSIGNMENT WHICH I CAN MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON REQUEST .I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY BODY APART FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS VERY CONFIDENTIAL.
I WANT YOU TO REPLY ME WITH INTEREST SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU ALL NECESSARY DETAILS ON HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO SUCCEED IN THE ACT OF SHIPPING THE BOXES TO YOUR COUNTRY.
BEST REGARDS
IBRAHIM USMAN
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