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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: "RIBADU DIAGO" <effcc2005@msn.com>
Reply-To: charles_j_taylor1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:03:46 +0000
Subject: TRUSTH BUSNIESSS PERSONALITY

DEAR FRIEND
I KNOW MY MAIL WILL GET TO YOU WITH A LOT OF SURPRISES. IT WAS IN MY
DESPERATE SEARCH FOR A VERY SINCERE AND HONEST PERSONALITY WHO WILL NOT
BETRAY ME THAT I COME IN CONTACT WITH YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU IN PARTICULAR
WILL NOT JEOPARDISE THIS INFORMATION I AM
SHARING WITH YOU.

I HAD YOUR CONTACT AMONGST OTHERS AND DUE TO ITS ESTEEMING NATURE; I
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU HAVING PRAYED OVER IT. BY INTRODUCTION, I AM THE
EXILED LIBERIAN PRESIDENT PRESENTLY IN NIGERIA SINCE AUGUST 11,2003
FOLLOWING AN AGREEMENT BROKERED BY THE WEST AFRICAN LEADER TO RESTORE PEACE
TO THE WAR TORN COUNTRY.ACCORDING
TO THE NEWYORK TIMES IN A REPORT PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY IN WHICH IT
CITED A CLOSE REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT RECORD AND A PROBE BY UNITED NATIONS
OFFICIALS
AND series of interviews with senior liberian officials concluded that i
mismanaged
the sum of $100m usd dollars on the purchase of some personal properties
such
cars,buidings as well as war equipments armunitions,you can as well
visit the site below for relevant informations:

<http://www.westafricanews.com/s/westafricanews/tsindex.html>
<http://www.solutionscolony.com/advertWeb/router.asp?zUrl=www.google.com>
<http://www.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/world/africa/west_africa/liberia/default.htm>

IN THIS REGARD,THE MONEY WHICH IS $100m US DOLLARS IS BEING KEPT WITH A

SECURITY COMPANY IN LONDON FOR SAFE KEEPING,WHICH THE PRESIDENT OF
LONDON IS NOT AWARE OF SUCH MONEY IS BEING KEPT IN HIS COUNTRY,THAT IS
WHY I HAVE DECIDED TO GO TO EXILE IN NIGERIA BECAUSE OF THIS FUND TO SEARCH
FOR A VERY SINCERE AND HONEST PERSONALITY WHO WILL NOT BETRAY ME .

NOW I WANT THIS MONEY TO BE INVESTED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND NOT IN
AFRICAN COUNTRY BECAUSE OF SECURITY REASONS. I WRITE YOU BECAUSE I AM
LOOKING FOR AN HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY WHO CAN ASSIST ME IN INVESTING THIS
MONEY ON MY BEHALF UNTILE AM FREE TO MOVE ARROUND.

THE AMOUNT IS $100 MILLION CURENTLY LODGED WITH ROYAL SECURITY OF SCOTHLAND
, ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS FOR SECURE ALL NECCESSARY DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATE
AND SEND TO THE SECURITY COMPANY ON YOUR BEHALF AND THEY WILL HAVE TO
CONTACT YOU IMMEDIATLY EVERYTHING IS SETTLE, I WILL REMUNERATE YOU WITH 30%
AT THE END , BUT MOST OF ALL IS THAT I SOLCIT YOUR TRUST IN THIS TRANSACTION
.
I HAVE BEEN CONFINED ONLY TO CALARBAR AND ALL MY CALLS MONITORED BY SECURITY
AGENTS , SO I WILL GET MY PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO GET YOU THE NEED INFORMATION
YOU NEED TO CLIAM THE FUND AS SOON AS I HERE FROM YOU.

PLEASE FORWARD ME YOUR DIRECTLY PHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION
WITH MY LAWYER IN LONDON FOR MORE DETAILS




BEST REGARD

CHARLES TAYLOR
CC:EX-PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA
CC:A.A (BARRISTER JOHN A WALTON)

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