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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: "Janet." <jannet_easterwilliams1@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jannet_easterwilliams@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 13:42:31 +0000
Subject: Hello.
Dearest, I am writting you this letter with due respect and heart full of tears. We have not known or met previously but i am inspired to mail you with strong feelings that you will not betray me,but will help.
I am miss janet 25yrs old , from Liberia, but at the moment staying in the safty camp in dakar senegal for a few years now due to the war situations in my home country then. Am the only child
of my parents , late Dr Williams Bulgibor and Mrs. Williams. My Dad was a politician in my country then and held higher federal government political office under the ex-president charles Tailor of Liberia but was killed by rebels alongside with my mother in the war. My two uncles were subsequently killed months later by rebels to the then federal government, leaving only me today in the world with no single relative. I was attending school before but now stopped due to lack of adequate care. Since their death, i have seen facing thorough hardship that i never deserved as a young girl. During my time with parents , i never knew there could be such hardship on earth. I was luck to have came from a rich family but war destroyed it all
I would please need your assistance to help me retrieve my late father's financial inheritance presently in a security firm, and transfer it to your Personal account in your country. My most important concern is you to assist me come over to your country and continue my education. The inheritance is U.S 30.5million dollars.I have all the documents here with me as the only child of my late parents. Nobody knows about this matter except me. I had occassionally called the financial company for the release of the funds to me but sadly, they told me that due to my refugee status i can not alone process it rather i should look for a foriegn representitive to stand for me and apply for the release. As soon as i hear from you we shall discuss your percentage. I promise to give you more details on this when you come back pls. My email (jannet_easterwilliams@yahoo.co.uk ).
Best Regards, Janet.
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