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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: Samson
Reply-To: samsonfinaye@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:41:42 +0200
Subject: Thanks,
Dear sir,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of contacting you.
My name is Samson Finaye, the son of late Mr. Amadu Finaye, my late father =
was a very wealthy cocoa merchant before he was poisoned to death by his =
business associates on one of their outing to discuss on business year 2005 =
while my mother died when I was three (3) years, 1989 that makes my late =
father took me so special because I'm motherless.
Before the death of my late father 29th June. 2005 in a private hospital here =
in india, he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he deposited =
the sum of $5.5 million USD (Five Million Five Hundred United State Dollars) =
with a Finance and Security Company on my name as the next of kin also as the =
only son he have, he humbly explained to me that it was because of this =
wealth that made his business associates poisoned him for that I should seek =
for a foreign partner in any country of my choice where I will transfer this =
money and use it for investment purpose.
Dear, I am honorably seeking for your assistance in this ways,
1) To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a litter boy of 18 years =
now.
2) to make arrangement for me to come over to your country after the money =
has been transfer.
3) Moreover to take me as your family also as one of your son so that I will =
continuo with my education to University level
4) Also I'm willing to give out 25% of the total sum for your compensation =
and for your effort after the successful transfer of this fund to your =
position.
I look forward to see your reply soon nest so that I will proceed with the =
finance company for the transfer of the money to your position please.
Thanks once again, may God be with you and your family.
Please I need your assistance.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Samson Finaye.
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