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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: "Alex Smith" <aas-info1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: agathfro@portugalmail.pt
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:34:14 -0900
Subject: YOUR HELP IS HIGHLY NEEDED.
Hello my dear,
Nice to meet you, I am Mrs. Agatha Alfaro from Sierra-Leone. I got attracted
after glancing through your short profile, I deemed it necessary to
disclose this important issue to you. I lost my husband during the rebel
attacked in 2003 before his death, he had an account with a bank here in
Cote d’Ivoire, where he made a deposit of US$10.5 Millions Dollars. This
money was for the purchase of cocoa procession machines and development of
another factory, unfortunately he did not meet his target before his
untimely death.
Why I contacted you, due to the agreement he had with the bank during
deposit, I’ve been enied total access to the money, the bank Manager told me
precisely that the money was deposited in a suspense fixed account with a
clause attached to it for onward transfer into a foreign account. That the
bank will follow the agreement written and signed by both (the bank and my
husband). I was advised to look for a foreign account where the money can be
transferred before I can have
access to it. Since security here cannot be guaranteed besides, I’ve lost my
husband, I hereby ask you to do me a favour by standing as my late husband’s
foreign business partner and the beneficiary of the money to enable the bank
effect the transfer into your account.
I have plans to invest this money in continuation with the investment vision
of my late husband, but not in this place again rather in your country. I
have the vision of going into real estate and industrial
production, please if you are willing to assist me and my only son Ken,
indicate your interest in replying soonest.
The bank has given me requirements I should forward to them:
1. Your full name, contact postal address
2. Your phone and fax numbers.
3. Occupation
If you agree on this, I’ll give you 15% of the total share when
transferred, then 5% will be given to you if you made any expense on the
cause of the transfer. Waiting to hearing from you, please once I hear from
you I'll send you my pictures, also the deposit certificate the bank gave to
my late husband. Please call me: 0022505115928 mail me back via"
agathfro@portugalmail.pt
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation,
Yours,
Mrs. Agatha Alfaro
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