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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: "Brima Randolph" <brima_randolph_diplomatsworld@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 12:53:20 +0000
Subject: Diplomats World Ltd - An Assistance

From : Mr. Brima Randolph.
Diplomats World Ltd
Email: brima_randolph_diplomatsworld@hotmail.com
Tel : +33627798147
Fax : 33153010965

We are Diplomats that use our immunity and status to safekeep special and
valuable packages 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,its absoultely 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 assasination 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 in Europe and 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 (Physical Address With Zip Code) :
______________________________
Date of Birth(day/month/year):______________________
Name of City of Residence: ____________________
Telephone Number:______________________
Mobile Number:_________________________
Fax Number:______________________________
You can verify the authenticity of this letter on one of the worlds'
top Newspapers below:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
I await your response.
Mr. Brima Randolph.

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