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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: COL ANTHONY JOHNSON <col_an_5343@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 03:19:06 -0800 (PST)
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 utmost secrecy and confidentiality; I got your address through my professional relationship in discharging my duties for my government.
My name is Col. Anthony Johnson 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 tortured 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 hostilities had 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 [Ecomo] had made him [former 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 over the years and it is this fund that I want to move to you for safe keeping.
The funds 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 favor to receive this fund for me? Else the government in power will seize the fund and plunder it. If you are capable and know that 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 Sincerely
Col. Anthony Johnson.
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