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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: "Miss Fatty Konate" <fatty_k@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fatty_k2005@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:07:04 +0200
Subject: Greetings
Miss Fatty Konate And Family
Alt Email:fatty_k2005@fsmail.net
Dear Sir/Madam,
My Name is Fatty Konate a citizen of Liberia,23yrs Female. I am writing to solicit your noble assistance for the transfer and investment of U.S.D$15 million dollars (fifteen million U.S dollars) in your country. I am the son of late Army General Solomon Konate of the Liberia. A National Army who died in 2003 as a result of coups and counter war in Africa . My father before his death was director in charge of military arms and armory procurement from North Korean.
Before his death , he called me confidentially and informed me in confidence of this sum of USD$15 million dollars he deposited in a security company in Dakar-Senegal , West African for security reasons and it was marked as valuable items belonging to the family. He told me that he deposited this USD$15 million and that he used my name as his first Child as the next of kin. And he directed me where he kept the Deposit Certificate, he further advised me to search for a reliable partner overseas who will assist me retrieve and invest the money overseas in case he did not come out alive, unfortunately he died the same year .
Now, I am soliciting your kind assist once to help me receive this money and to assist me invest the money wisely as it is the only money left for the entire family now, pending guarantee of your faithfulness and co-operation. Right now, I have all the documents with me here in Senegal where we are now. So, I look forward to be hearing from you so that we will proceed and as soon as we receive the money, I will come down to your country to meet with you, witness the investing of the money and for you to secure a residential house for us.
Finally I will go back to Sierra Leone to bring my mother down to your country, so as to begin a new life with my mother . Meanwhile, you will be compensate with 15% of the total sum for your noble assistance. And I have also mapped out 5% for any Incur expanses made during the transaction.
Expecting to hear from you soonest.Thanks and God bless you.
Best Regards,
FATTY KONATE.
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