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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: "grace bob" <grace_bob06@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 13:47:30 +0100
Subject: urgent reply needed.
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 Samuel Bob, a gold and diamond dealer who was murdered
early last year by the former Liberian president Mr Charles Taylor over
the dispute in their diamond and gold deal. This money which is
concealled in a computerised suitcase is deposited in a safe deposit
company here in Cotonou, Republic of Benin where I am presently taking
refuge with my two kids as family treasure not money for security
reason.That is to say that the deposit company does not know that the
suitcase contain money.This was done under a high powered government
conection because the president of this country Mr Mathieu kerekou is a
family friend. your assistance is now sought in the transfer of this
money to you country for 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 suitcase 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 pic to enable me know the person that I am
dealing with.I will send mine soon after repairing my scan machine which
is now faulty.You will also be required to send to my lawyer, a copy of
your international passport or company registration certificate if any
to enable him prepare an agreement for us. 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 suitcase 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 Grace Bob
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