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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: MARIA HAKIS <mariahakis@walla.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:32:32 +0200
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED
Dearest Beloved,
How are you, hope all is well with you and your family.My name is Maria Angela Hakis, a girl from sierra
leone, am 25 years old am a house girl by profession, i have a proposal to make which i believe will be
helpful to both of us.
Like i told you at the beginning, i am a house help working under a woman who died recently. Before
her death,she was a very well known diamond merchant in Ghana who lived in sierra leone. My late
madam died without having any children or husband.
.As a mark of appreciation for working with my Madam for several years,she gave me a will to the tune of
US$8.5 million which is presently with a security company in Europe with me as the beneficiary
l am presently living in sierra leone while this fund is in Europe,i cannot travel to europe because of
difficulty in obtaining a visa moreover i don;t have a bank account where this money can be lodged, this
is the reason why i have contacted you.l want you to stand as the beneficiary and help me claim this
fund from the security company in europe.
You shall also help me invest this fund in any profitable business in your country or any part of the the
world.l also intend to come over to continue my education.
l have been in contact with the security company,they promised to l act on my instructions as soon as i
get somebody that can stand as a beneficiary to claim the fund.
For your assistance i will offer you 20% for making my dream come true,i will also set aside 5% of the total
amount for any expences that will arise during the course of transaction.
Please note that all documents relating to this transaction is with my late Madams lawyer,i will make them
available once you indicate your willingness to assist me.
Kindly include your telephone number in your reply to enable my lawyer call you for more clarification.My
email address is mariahakis@walla.com
God Bless you
Maria A. Hakis
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