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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: charles kone <charles_k020@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 06:43:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Charles And Joy Kone.
Dear ,
Compliments of the day to you, i know you will be surprised to receive my proposal since we have neither seen nor met before,Well, i decided to contact you just as my mind directed me and with what my instinct tells me i believe i'm not making any mistakes in contacting you for an issue of such nature.I am contacting you for an urgent help for a transfer of certain amount of money deposited in a bank here by my late father who was assassinated some months back on his way to his office.Since the sudden and mysterious assassination of my beloved father me and my younger sister have been living in a terrible fears and right now we have decided to leave our country that is why i contacted you to honestly help me in transfering my late father's money to your country for an investment since i and my younger sister will be coming over to your country to settle and continue our education which is now one of the most important thing to me.Dear, kindly reply me as soon as you received this
mail because the people that assassinated my beloved father are after me and my younger sister and now we are on the run for our dear lives and we are presently hiding in a hotel and we have decided to remain here until we hear from you, Dear as soon as I hear from you and you assure me the safety of this money in your position I will then give you the contact of the Bank where my late father deposited this money.$10.5 Million.So that you will help me contact them as my late father's business partner that you want me and my younger sister to come over to your Country to stay with you and continue our education.And that you want them to transfer our late father's money in their Bank to your Country for investment.
Please i will like you to send your Telephon number to be easy communication.
Dear,I am waiting your email responce asap.
Thanks and GOD bless you as you care for us.
Kindnes Regards.
Charles and joy Kone.....
Pls kindly reply to my pvt email.( charles_k020@yahoo.com)
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