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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: "Mrkelvin Van" <mrkelvinvan02@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 15:26:42 +0000
Subject: Plz I Need Kindly Assistant
Dear Sir/Ma,
How are you hope you are fine? How is your family hope they
are fine too. I wanted to discuss something with you, its
really bothering me. I know you will be suprise how i got
your email address, but don't be suprise i got it while i
was browsing along the net also i know this will sound
some-how strange to you because we have not meet physically
before.But i promise to be nice.My name is Kelvin
Van the son of Late Mr Micheal Van.
I am about to tell you something that i have not discuss
with anyone excluding my Lawyer. My father was a big tim
farmer in South Africa,he uses most of South Africa land
for farming.The Government in South Africa gave him those
lands for farming and he will pay back when he have the
money,it was like a loan they gave him the lands as loan.
My father was very successful in the farming business and
he paid all the Government back.
Some top officials in the Government were jealous because
of his wealth.They wanted him to join them carry out a
dubious deal against the Government but he refuse, so they
plan to kill him and claim all his wealth he has suffered
for in South Africa. On his way home one day he was coming
from his office and he was assinated and he was rushed to
the hospital by a good samaritan. But he did not survive
it.But he did not survive it. But before they they killed
him he saw it coming and he Transfer most of his fund to a
security company in Europe. He died in the Hospital, but
before he died he gave me the contact information to the
security company which the fund was located in Europe.
Those people were looking for me and my family and we ran
to Nigeria for safety because they know we know were my
father funds were hidden. i contacted the security company
yesterday on how i could collect the funds with my lawyer
assistance and they told me that i need a foreign
beneficiary outside Africa because of security reasons.And
i don't have anyone outside Africa that will stand for me
as a beneficiary.they also said that the funds has been
deposited there for about four years now and it
hasccumulated demurrage which we must pay before the
consignment (funds) will be released. My lawyes told me to
look for a beneficiary. that is my problem now.My mother is
willing to give $2m to you if you will appreciate it alot
and it paying the demurrage fee.I will like to hear from
you soon,i will not get your message if you don't write
back to this address i have supplied you with
(mrkelvinvanprivate@yahoo.co.uk)i will like to hear from yo
soon.
God Bless You..
Kelvin Van
N.B Any amount of money me and you spend in clearing the
consignment(funds) i will pay you in double after we have
clear the consignment. Have a Nice day.
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