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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: victor dema <vic5dema@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:18:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: letter 4 u
To whom it may concern ,
I am Victor Eyadema the son of the secret Lesotho wife of the late President Gnassingbe Eyadema ,the president of Togo and Africa's longest-ruling leader, who died on - Saturday February 05, 2005 3:29pm after suffering a heart attack. I know this letter might come to you as a surprise but I honestly do not intend to surprise you. I write this letter in respect of my intention to invest the sum of US$16.9M (Sixty Million Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with you. I escaped and run back to South Africa, because of the fear that I might be eliminated by my step brother Faure Gnassingbe, who is highly connected in the political and Government circle of the country.
Actually his mother and my mother are not in the best of relationship because of who among them will be the first lady Tussle and this ultimately affected us their children. My father disclosed the existence of these funds to my mother before his death. My mother advised me to leave For South Africa, and also disclose to me where these funds were deposited for safe keeping with a Financial Firm. On getting to S/Africa where I have been living now I am seeking for a reliable foreigner who can claim and clear the funds in his name as the sole beneficiary of the Fund as I am afraid of being defrauded.
Honestly I contacted you because I don't want to invest this money personally due to my status and inorder not to loose the fund. And moreover I wouldn't want to take risk because this money is all that my Mother and I are depending on. My stepbrother Faure, who is now the present leader of my country has seized all my father's assets and he left us empty handed without knowing about these funds deposited Overseas. That is why I decided that investing this money abroad should be the best investment for me. I will be honored if I can be given the privilege of investing this money with you. I expect you to be trustworthy and kind enough to respond to this distress call to save My Mother and I from a hopeless future. And if you agree,I hereby agree to compensate your sincere and candid effort in this regard with minimum of Twenty percent (20%)of the total amount as what matters most is for us to secure the fund into your pocession for investment purpose under your care. Whateve!
r your
decision is please reach me immediately, and keep this letter tight secret for the interest of my Family.I will get your immediate response through my Alternative email contact vic4dema@yahoo.com stated above.
Best regards,
Victor M. Eyadema
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