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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: "mrs fatue ousman" <fatue505@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fatue504@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 00:01:34 +0100
Subject: ASSALAMUOLAKUM
Good Day,
Dear Sir/Madam.
With due respect and humility. I write you this letter
which I believe, would be of a great interest to you. Your contact came to
me
through your Country trade Journal in world trade center (W.T.C)
Dakar Senigal. I was convinced as to solicit for your support and
assistance after reading your profile.
I am Mrs fatue ousman houseni from Burundi, the wife of late Colonel
ousman houseni of blessed memory. My late husband was the second in
command and younger brother of Colonel Leonard abubakar who is the
leader of the Conseil national pour la dÚfense de la democratie (CNDD) from
the southern part of my country Burundi. My late husband was in charge of
purchasing arms and ammunitions for the rebel group because of his
vast connections abroad.
In course of the war, my late husband was sent to Libya
and Moscow to purchase arms and ammunitions valued at the sum of Two
Hundred and Eighty- million United States Dollars. Of this transaction
my
husband told me he was able to divert the sum of Twenty Five million
Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD$ 28; 000000 Dollas) to a
private
security trust organizations in Dakar Senegal. Through diplomatic means
the
consignment was deposited as a family treasure so as not to let the
security trust know the real contents of the consignment, but the real
contents is cash. My late husband told me that he took the action
because he strongly believed that they could never win the war. Right now as
I
am writing to you the United Nation has placed total sanction on the
rebel movement and though peace talks have started I dont still see peace
in the nearest future.
When Colonel Dominic houseni my brother in-law got to
know of the demise of my husband he had me sent away to Senegal where I am
residing now on refugee status. I am a widow now in a helpless situation
without a partner to guide me. Thats why I am soliciting for your assistance
in
putting these funds in my possession to good profit yielding
investment.
All I want you to do is to assist me to bring out this
fund from the trust organization. Since because of my refugee status, I
must use an established person to transact any business. My family and I
have
agreed to make available a reasonable percentage of 20% for your assistance
and all the expenses that would be incurred by you at the end of this
transaction. I want you to know that all the information and document
pertaining to the deposit of the funds by my husband are all with me
and I am willing to make them available at any time to facilitate your
assistance.
If this proposal appeals to you, kindly contact me or my
dugther through this Email written above for more information. please your fax and phone number is needed.
EMAIL Address (fatue_55_5@hotmail.com <mailto:fatue_55_5@hotmail.com>)
EMAIL Address (zienatue@yahoo.com <mailto:zienatue@yahoo.com>)
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
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