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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: susan@sjohn9.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:56:50 +0100 (CET)
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
Good day,
Conpliment of the day and happy New Year to you and your family, and I do hope this letter will not be a
surpise to you. My name is MR. WILLIAM WINPOE from Liberia,the elderest son to Mr.John.Y.Winpoe Former
Deputy Minister of National Security in Liberia in West Africa.
My father was falsely accused of plotting to remove
the then PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA (CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial,
Charles Taylor killed him.You can verify this from LIBERIAN EMBASSY in your country.
You can also check in some of the international newspapers posted in the web
sites below:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_6621.asp
Before he was killed, my father instructed me to escape with the family to a hide out in BENIN REPUBLIC,another Country in West African and he
confirmned to me that he left some money in a Diplomatic Trust Company, (name withheld for security reasons) he handed me over a
certificate meant fora secret Deposit, which he made in the Security Company.
If you may ask why do I need a foreign assistance or why can't I take the cash transfer myself? The answer
is that there was an exclusion clause in the original agreement between the company
and my father which states unambiguously that nobody,not even himself,
can have access to the funds in the company,and it has to be
transferred to a foreign beneficiary outside
Africa.This was done because he envisaged his arrest
and this clause were inserted to prevent any seizure or infiltration of the fund.
My decision to contact you is therefore, informed by
this and due to my present social status and total ignorance of the business
world.I believe you will appreciate the enormity of trust I repose on you by
contacting you unbehalf of my family.Permit me to request that you should
reassure me that you would not let me down in any way.
On my part, this is my assurance and guarantee to you.I have contacted the
Diplomatice Security Firm to confirm the deposit, which is worth US$18 Million,
(Eighteen Million United States dollars) which I presumed my
father made from the purchase of arms and ammunitions
for the Liberia Army.
Presently I am now in Europe as a refugee and under
the refugee law I cannot involve in a hunge amount of money transaction which I
search for a reliable person/company of high intergrity to assist claim this
fund on our behalf as the beneficiary,and we have agreed to give you 20% of
the total sum as commission for your assistance/effort.
We will use 80% to invest under your recommendations
and guide into Joint venture business with you.
I would greatly appreciate your assistance as I look foward to your quick reply through my private email
address. carferinfo@aim.com
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.William Winpoe
For the Family.
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