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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: "MR DAVID TAYLOR." <david_taylor@ourwest.com>
Reply-To: david2006taylor@ourwest.com
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:40:06 +0400
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANT FROM MR DAVID TAYLOR. NIGERIA.
FROM= MR DAVID TAYLOR.
EMAIL:david2006taylor@ourwest.com
ATTN- THE
PRESIDENT/CEO.
I know that this letter may come to you as a surprise but let me introduse my self to you.
my name is David Taylor,i get your email. from internet satch i am a
Liberia and the son of the (CHARLS TAYLOR ), former PRESIDENT
of Liberia. as you may know OVER THE BBC AND CNN that we are into asylum in Nigeria un unfurtnatelly as my father trying to escape from Nigeria he was arrested between Nigerian and cameroun Bodar and was taking back to my country for wor crime BY united nation,
but before he depart from nigeria he revealed to us his familly that he has a
deposit of( USD15.500 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS with a security company,
here in Nigeria, which he choose me as the next of
kin, but as an asylum sicker am not allowed to open a non resident
account here in NIGERIA , that is why we need your
assistant in this transaction so feel free and get in touch with me am the
first sun of my father and am in charge of the money. Right now am in
NIGERIA, Based on this
development, we need a person who is honest and truthful that will help us
to RECEIVE THE CONSIGNMENT for us out side Nigeria, some
body who is business incline that can help us in investments because
right now we don't know any thing about investment but we want to go
into it. you can inform me on the area of business
that you are into so that i can discusse with my mother, please inform me more about your self,
so that we can proceed, so all you need to do now is to write to us
and indicate your interest so that we can go on telling you the
security
company that this money is into in Nigeria, then we can tell you how the consignment can be taking out side nigeria.
. For your
coperation and assistance, we have decided to give you 20% of the
total sum ,while the rest of the remaining balance will be put into
investment opportunities in any profitable areas you might suggest in your
country or any where else you trust. Please keep this proposal in the
most confidential manner and I assured you of 100% risk free
transaction. Please let me be informed of your decision towards this transaction
so that I can inform my mother about you. While I close here, I am
waiting for your urgent responds on this letter. You can send me Email
through the above address, Thanks so much for your co-operation.
Yours Faithfully, MR DAVID TAYLOR..
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