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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: "Roland Obed" <roland_ob@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: roland_ob@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:14:36 +0200
Subject: PLEASE REPLY VERY SOON
Attention Please,
My name is Roland Obed from Sudan, the only Son of MrJafer Obed Former Personal Assistance to the present Minister for Mines and Natural Resources
in-charge of the Gold production sales in my country Sudan.
Unfortunately some months ago before the peace pact in my country, my father and his colleagues were killed by rebel group of Mr. Foday Sankoh during an
inspection visit to the rich Gold mining area in the village of Izumba, were the rebels laid an ambush and open fire on the convoy killing my father and some
of his colleagues who were on their way to the Gold mining zone.
Following the peace pact that was introduce by the united nation keeping force some months back,my mother deem it fit to say that it is right time for us to
leave the country for safety and for europe or any other stable economic bloc with the $ 12.5.million dollars deposited by my late father in Dakar-Senegal in my name as the next of kin or beneficiary.(the Deposit Certificate of this funds are with me now and will be faxed to you upon request).I want you to assist me so that i can transfer this money to your account for safe keeping pending our
arrival to your country,to start up an investment in your country through your wise advice. You will act as my international business presentative
and also my family business associate,so that we will transfer this money to your account for safe keeping. me and my mother are now in Dakar-Senegal for the facilitation of this transaction. Please kindly communicate your acceptance or otherwise of this proposal through my e.mail address for us to discuss the modalities of seeing this transaction through. However, if you are not disposed to assist kindly destroy the letter in view of the families interest
and personal security. I count on you greatly for your assistance.Please,if where i contacted you is not okay with you,do not hestiate to tell me and provide another address where i will be contacting you. A good percentage awaits you for your assistance. Expecting to hear from you soon.
Yours Faithfully,
Roland Obed.
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