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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: "ANTHONY JOHNSON" <an8432321@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:32:17 -0900
Subject: Dear Friend
Dear Friend,
I wish the best in life for you and your family, and I hope you will receive
this mail in good spirit and respond quickly with ultmost secrecy and
confidentiality, I got your address through my
professional relationship in discharging my duties for my government.
My name is Col. Anthony Johnosn and I was the chief of security and
operations for former president Charles Taylor of Liberia.
Please protect this mail for the safety of my life and that of my family to
avoid us being ortured or killed by his left behind secret agents. Please i
humbly beg you from the bottom of my heart to
listen very carefully, the situation in my country is very critical and
chaos, uproar and hostilitieshad brought the country to its knees and from
intelligent report the center cannot hold anymore for
former president Charles Taylor and his government.
The intense pressure from united states, united nations, international
community and west African peace keeping to[Ecomog] had made him [fomer
president Charles Taylor] to step aside and gone
on exile and also pressure to face war crime charges against humanity.
Listen very carefully, you know my country Liberia is very rich with
diamonds,and with my position as former chief of security
and operations I have accumulated so much diamonds which I had sold to
generate close to $30 Million overthe years and it is this fund that I want
to move to you for safe keeping.
The fund are in boxes in dollar denomination and it would be sent you
through diplomatic courier service with your name as the beneficiary within
few days.Please would you do me a favour to
receive this fund for me? Else the government in power will seize the fund
and plunder it. If you are capable and know tha you will truly and honestly
help me, write me now, time is no more on my
side.
I will give you 30% of the fund and I will come to your country to take my
part. Extend a friendly hand and help me. Please bear in mind that this fund
is not a looted or stolen money but rather a
hard earned money generated.
I urgently await your reply.
Yours Sincerly
Col. Anthony Johnson.Dear Friend,
I wish the best in life for you and your family, and I hope you will receive
this mail in good spirit and respond quickly with ultmost secrecy and
confidentiality, I got your address through my
professional relationship in discharging my duties for my government.
My name is Col. Anthony Johnosn and I was the chief of security and
operations for former president Charles Taylor of Liberia.
Please protect this mail for the safety of my life and that of my family to
avoid us being ortured or killed by his left behind secret agents. Please i
humbly beg you from the bottom of my heart to
listen very carefully, the situation in my country is very critical and
chaos, uproar and hostilitieshad brought the country to its knees and from
intelligent report the center cannot hold anymore for
former president Charles Taylor and his government.
The intense pressure from united states, united nations, international
community and west African peace keeping to[Ecomog] had made him [fomer
president Charles Taylor] to step aside and gone
on exile and also pressure to face war crime charges against humanity.
Listen very carefully, you know my country Liberia is very rich with
diamonds,and with my position as former chief of security
and operations I have accumulated so much diamonds which I had sold to
generate close to $30 Million overthe years and it is this fund that I want
to move to you for safe keeping.
The fund are in boxes in dollar denomination and it would be sent you
through diplomatic courier service with your name as the beneficiary within
few days.Please would you do me a favour to
receive this fund for me? Else the government in power will seize the fund
and plunder it. If you are capable and know tha you will truly and honestly
help me, write me now, time is no more on my
side.
I will give you 30% of the fund and I will come to your country to take my
part. Extend a friendly hand and help me. Please bear in mind that this fund
is not a looted or stolen money but rather a
hard earned money generated.
I urgently await your reply.
Yours Sincerly
Col. Anthony Johnson.
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