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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: "Diplomatic Service" <diplomaticservice@msn.com>
Reply-To: europediplomat@diplomaticq.org
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 23:13:29 +0000
Subject: Europe Diplomatic Service
From: MR BROWN JOHNSON
GOOD DAY,
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF FUNDS DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME AND IT IS
NOT A SALES SOLICITATION OR SPAM.
We are Diplomats that use our immunity and status to safe keep special and
valuable ackages and baggage in trust for reputable clients that are honest
and trustworthy. We work in collaboration with top firms and Governments of
various countries as we have earned a name as a service whose hallmarks in
reliability and confidentiality are revered.
International missions, Fellow Diplomats and Embassies of the world have
used our services to satisfaction. A benefactor has mandated me to get
someone that can assist her and her family in retrieving her package
containing some amount of money from a Diplomatic Corps in Europe. The
benefactor and her children have been confined only to their country home
and all their calls and movements are monitored, as a result, it’s
absolutely impossible for them to do anything as regards retrieving the
money. Their only means of communication is via internet and you are being
contacted because your assistance is needed in claiming the funds on their
behalf.
In order to clear any misgivings or doubts that you may have, it is
imperative that I give you an insight of who the benefactor is. I do not
know how conversant you are with events and the fragile political situation
in Liberia but it has made consistent headlines on CNN, BBC and several news
bulletins around the world. The benefactor is Mrs.Suzana Isaac Nuhan Vaye,
wife of the late Deputy Minister of Works in Liberia (Isaac Nuhan Vaye) who
was murdered by Taylor during the regime of President Charles Taylor on the
false accusation and trumped up charges of trying to overthrow Charles
Taylor. The late Isaac Nuhan Vaye raised a substantial amount of money from
Diamond Sales over a period of six years and these funds were carefully
moved out and deposited with Diplomats in Europe for safekeeping before his
assassination by Charles Taylor.
The amount accrued from the Diamond sales over this period of six years is
USD38.6M (Thirty Eight, Six Hundred Million U.S.Dollars) and these funds are
fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and has no
criminal origin.
The funds have nothing to do with any form of illegality and all
documentations needed to prove the source of the funds were submitted when
the funds were being deposited and these documents would prove the source of
the funds and authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no
links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.
For your assistance in this transaction, the benefactor and her Children
have agreed to give you 25% of the total amount of money which is equivalent
to US$9.65 Million (Nine Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand United
States Dollars) for your role in this transaction which involves retrieving
the funds on their behalf from the Diplomats all the information needed to
claim the funds would be sent to you as soon as you indicate your interest
in assisting them as well as providing the following information to
facilitate the smooth conclusion of the transaction.
Requested Information are as follows;
Your Full Name: __________________________________
Your Complete Address : __________________________
Occupation:________________________________________
Name of City of Residence: ___________________________
Name of Closest Airport to City of Residence:__________________
Direct Telephone Number: ___________________________
Mobile Number:___ ________________________________
Fax Number:______ ________________________________
A copy of your International passport____________________
I await your response.
Thank you and I sincerely remain
MR BROWN JOHNSON
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