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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: "Harrison Brown" <majorharrisonbrown008@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: majorharrisonbrown2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:32:33 -0900
Subject: FROM: MAJOR HARRISON
Dear Sir,
I am Major B. Harrison ,a senior security officer under charles
Taylor,former Liberian President.Having got great affection and
absolute appreciation for your human and personality,I wish to contact you
for
absolute help to safeguard and bank this sum of $16.1m(Sixteen Million One
Hundred Thousand Dollars)into your account for me,preferably we can split
the
sum into three bank accounts if your account will not accommodate all the
sum.presently this money is in the security vault in Europe.
I am a senior security officer in charge of arms and ammunition of
Charles Taylor troops.I and three officers were assigned to purchase arms
and
ammunition in france,on getting to Ghana,we heard a news that U.S.A.
government had given an ultimatum for our president,Charles Taylor to
leave the country for a political asylum with immediate effect.
Perhaps,we saw this as a golden opportunities to divert the funds $48.4
for our personal usage,then the funds were shared among us $16.1m each.
The arrangement of sharing this money is as a result of helping
ourselves and family since our president has been sent out by U.S government
on political asylum in Nigeria.The future of my family depends on this fund
and as much as i will be very grateful if you can assist me to bank this
fund.
Note:I don't want the leadership of president Charles Taylor to have
idea of where i am and the fund.When this fund is cleared and banked in your
nominated account,i will meet with you to establish an investment with your
assistance.
i am presently on political assylum in Pretoria South Africa, and my
present status does not allow me to make a trip out of my present
jurisdiction
For your reward and expected sevices 40% will be for you,while 60% will be
for
my family investment.
For now, you can contact me through this email address.once we establish
good
contact i shall then give to you my telephone number and also give you
nformation on how to claim the funds.
May happy days & a fair future awaits you as you deserve.
Best Regards,
Major B. Harrison.
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