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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: "Chidera & Mother" <odego_chi10@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: odego_chi1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 08:57:25 +0100
Subject: From Chidera/mother(we are waiting to hear from you)
Attn,
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency to our condition with my mother here in dakar senegal, Be bless as you help me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in your country.
My name is Chidera Odego with My Mother from the republic of Sierraleone on West
Africa,now seeking for refuge in Dakar Senegal under the(UNHCR)united nation high commission for refuge with my mother.
I got your contact during a desperate search here in Dakar for a possible investment transaction.
My (late father Chief Odera Odego) was a business man;he deals on diamond and gold before his untimely death.He was killed by the rebels of the R.U.F and all our properties were totally destroyed.
However, we managed to escape with some of my late father's documents covering $4.7 Million dollars(Four Million Seven Hundered Thousand us dollars) which is presently deposited safely in a finance company here in Dakar on my name as the only son of the family and the next of kin.
The the finance company have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but we are looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist us to transfer and invest the fund in his country. i was advice to live with my mother to dakar senegal because i was the next target as the only son of my family. All the vital documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner who will recive the fund for the investment.
Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help us transfer the money and invest it in his country and into his possession pending our arrival to meet with him. Furthermore, we only want this done this way because your country is politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal, you will serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this proposed transactions.
I hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money is all our hope since my late father died. I am giving you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us, we have decided to offer 20% of the total fund to you after the transfer as your own share for your kind assitance and an additional 5% for any miscelleneous expenses that you may encounter during the transfer.
Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you recieve this proposal so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to your country.
I will need your conatact phone /fax numbers for easy conatact and to enable me fax to you all the vital documents.
Your contact address and copy of your passport copy or driving license copy to enable me submit an official letter of nomination in your name.
On commencement,this transaction will take nothing less than 4working days to be accomplished as the bank managment told me and my mother.
All documents covering the fund are safe and intact with us here in dakar senegal.
i will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the finance firm for the transfer.my mother is sending her greetings to you and
your
family. kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail.
Thanks yours son,
Chidera & Mother
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