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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: "John Taylor" <john_taylor225@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:55:54 +0100
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF (JOHN TAYLOR)OF LIBERIA


FROM THE DESK OF (JOHN TAYLOR)OF LIBERIA
EMAIL (john_taylor1972@yahoomail.com )
75 ASHMUS STREET P .O BOX 5491 1000 MONROVIA 1O,
LIBERIA


Dear Friend,

Firstly, i must solicit your patience and understaning in this matter as
this message may come to your as a surprise.

I here by wish contact you for joint bussiness transtacton which can be of
immense financial benefit to both of us.Greetings, how are you, business and
family. I hope all is well with you.Iknow you might wonder how I got to know
your emailaddress. I got it from my father Libary.

My name is john Taylor, the SON to President Charles Taylor of the Country
Liberia. Please I humbly beg you from the bottom of my heart to treat this
confidential letter very secret.The rebel forces and the intense pressure
from united of state of america,International Community and
West Africa Peace Keeping force ?Ecomog? had finally toppled my father
government and now he is on exile Nigeria with our immediate family but I am
still behind. Please listen to me very arefully.Under my custody are boxes
containing $25m. If the new governmet in place sees ordiscovers the
fund they will take the money and plunder it. I have secretly deposit the
boxes containing the fund in security company and the will move the boxes of
fund to you for safe keeping to any address of your choice through
Diplomatic Courier Srvice or a reputable security company tagged
Diplomatic Luggage with your name as the beneficiary.Please try View these
websites

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/taylor.warcrimes/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/liberia.1300/index.html

Furthermore, when the boxes get to you PLS you notify me immediately so that
I will come to your country to divide the fund. It shall be divide 70% for
me and 30% for you period.My own share will be used for investment in
yourcountry. Therefore i beg you to start looking around for me a
lucrative wealth creating ,profit generating business investment
opportunities .If you agree and to be a honest person for this
transaction,reply me through this mailaddress.(john_taylor1972@yahoo.com )It
is very urgent, Your urgent response is highly needed .All correspondence
must be by the email address above. l must use this opportunity to implore
you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extra ordinarily
confidential whatever your decision while await your promptresponse.Because
of the security being mounted on the members of my family,i have instructed
my private lawyer to handle the transaction . and note That this transaction
should be kept in utmost secrecy, remember to include your private Tel/fax
or mobile number for easy comunication.


Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks and god bless you.

Best Regards,

JOHN Taylor

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