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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs Linda" <lindaroyal_t@she.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:06:44 +0700
Subject: FROM MRS LINDA
My Dear Friend,
Compliments of the day,before I proceed, I must be grateful to introduce myself. I am Mrs. Linda Taylor, one of the wives to former President Charles Taylor of Liberia, the warlord.I got your contact after a diligent search of a foreign partner who will be of immediate assistance to us,I believing that this business proposal will be of mutual benefit to both of us and that you will not betray me and my family.
I have contacted you because I am really under great pressure especially now that my husband is appearing before the international court for various war crimes he committed that lead to the killings of more than 5000 people including children during his days in office.
This money belongs to my husband the total sum of $19.5 million US dollars which my husband gave me for safe keeping before we traveled to Nigeria to seek asylum.I deposited this fund in one financial firm through the help of a consultant.My reason for contacting you is to solicit for your assistance and to stand as my trustee in having this cash successfully moved to your country, where we will have to invest it in a good business,if accepted by you for the mutual benefit of both of us.I promising to give you 7% as your commission for your involvement and any expenses that you might incur in the process of this transaction.
There is immense need for your involvement because my husband and I are widely known everywhere and since I am under house arrest, there's noting I can do to get this fund transferred out of there by myself.Most of our assets and accounts have been frozen so I would like you to give this proposal much needed attention because we have lost almost everything.
I have to re-assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and should be treated with absolute confidentiality.As soon as I get your consent, I will contact our family lawyer to start making arrangement on how to change the ownership of the consignment into your name, for easy transfer of the money out of the handling company, since you will be our trustee to the transaction and thereafter transfer to your country's foreign account and my son will finally come over to your country for all the final arrangements.
I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this and other business ventures will derive a huge success thereafter. If you have any question do not hesitate to include same in your reply.
I wait for your urgent response.
Best Regards,
Mrs. Linda Taylor.
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