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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: mary johnson <maryjohnsonchuks@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 11:05:10 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: read and reply
ATTENTION PLEASE:
CREDIT TRANSFER AND INVESTMENT.
Permit me to inform you of my desire to do business with you with my money in your country. I am a 32 year old business woman from Sierra Loene in west Africa. I elate to inform you that I inherited a total sum of $22 million Us dollars (twenty two million dollars) from my late husband chief johnson chuks, a gold and diamond dealer who was murdered in 2003 by the former Liberian president Mr. Charles Taylor over the dispute in their diamond and gold deal.
This money which is concealled in a box is deposited in a safe deposit company here in lome Republic of Togo where I am presently taking refuge with my two kids. The box was deposited as family treasure not money for security reason.That is to say that the deposit company does not know that the box contain money.
This was done under a high powered government conection because the president of this country is a family friend. Your assistance is now sought in the transfer of this money to your country for onward investment into any lucrative business of your choice.
By this mail, you are requested to visit me here for familiarisation and to enable us arrange on how to get this box out from the deposit company and transfer this money into your account in your country after which I will go back with you.
But if you can not come down here, the director of the deposit company can arrange and bring it to you in your country under their diplomatic coverage system just the same way it was brought from my country to this place. You will be required to send me your direct telephone contact to enable me commiuncate more easy with you.I will send mine soon after hearing from you.
Meanwhile our family lawyer here will be helping you during this transaction to go to the security company to request for the release and transfer of my money in your name and favour as the new beneficiary.
For rendering this service, you will be highly compensated, a situation that will be discussed later. I want you to take this transaction very serious because it will benefit you.I will later tell you why I reposed this trust and confidence in you,a person I have not met before. we must act fast because it cost me $100 daily as demurage to the deposit company keeping this box and the earlier we remove it from there the better for us.
This is not scam please. I know about scam because my late husband was a victim before his death. Looking forward to your reply at your earliest convinience.
God bless.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs.mary johnson chuks
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