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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: "KHALID AZIZl" <khalidaziz04@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: khalidaziz01@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:33:59 +0000
Subject: HELP FROM KHALID AND SISTER HAPPY NEW YEAR
Dear,
I Hope This Mail Meets You In Good Health And Spirit,
I Am,Khalid Aziz, A Sierra Leonia. Presently, I
Live As A Refugee In republic of senegal dakar , With
My Younger Sister,Adam I Am A Victim Of War And The
Son Of Late Chief Mahamedi Aziz.The Assassinated
Former Assistant Director Of Sierra Leone Gold And
Diamond Mining Corporation.
My Father Was Killed With Other Government Officials
During Official Hours When The Rebel Troops Stormed
And Raided The Mining Corporation Office At The Heat
Of The Crisis In My Country. A Few Weeks Later, The
Rebels Also Invaded Our Residential Building In Which
My Mother And Two Of Our Security Men Were Killed
In The Compound While I Was Out For A Special Research
Program And My Younger Sister Was In School.
I Had A Singular Shock And Trauma, Which Compelled Us
To Flee From The Country To republic of senegal dakar
By The Help Of An Army Colonel, Who Is A Close Friend
Of My Late Father, I Have First Degree In Marketing
And Would Have Further My Education If Not For The
Death Of My Parents. I Have Never Worked To Earn My
Living Since My Late Parents Had Enough Wealth For Us.
I Am Contacting You Now Because Of The Present
Difficulty I Am Facing. Unfortunately My Father's Two
Accounts In West Africa Have Recently Been Frozen.
However This Did Not Affect The ten Million And Six
Hundred Thousand Dollars (Us$10,600,000), Which He
Kept In a security company ;
For Now, I Am Having Every Information And Document
Needed For The Clearance Of The Money In The security
company And I Want You To Act As The Beneficiary Of
The Fund For Easy And Smooth Transfer To Your Account
Abroad For Investment Purposes.
You Will No Doubt Be Adequately Compensated With As
Well As A Percentage Of The Profit From Investment Of
The Fund. Also You Will See To It That My Sister And I
Come Over To Your Country At The Earliest Possible
Time. I Am Making This Request To You With Tears In My
Eyes And I Feel That God Almighty Will Touch You With
His Spirit To Listen To My Cry For Help And Answer Me
Without Delay.
Since Our Breadwinner Is No More And This Is The Only
Hope For Life. You Positive Response Will Give Me The
Greatest Joy And Relief. God Bless You For Your Kind
Assistance We Have Agreed To Offer You 20% Of The
Total Sum. Seriously Waiting For Your Urgent Reply.
Best regard
Mr Khalid
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