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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: "ali mailk" <lmlk93279@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:57:16 -0700
Subject: =?WINDOWS-1256?Q?=FDURGENT_EESPONSE?=
*Mrs.Ali Malik,
Accra.*
*My Dear Friend,
May the blessings of God be upon you and grant you the wisdom and sympathy
to understand my situation and how much I need your help.I am Mrs.Ali Malik
I am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great assistance to
me, I currently have within my reach the sum of 42.3 million U.S dollars
cash which I intend to use for investment purposes.*
*I therefore personally appeal to you seriously and religiously for your
urgent assistance to move this money in to your country where I believe it
will be safe since I cannot leave the country due to the restriction of
movement imposed on the members of my family by the Government.*
*This money came as a result of a payback contract deal between my husband
and a Russian firm in our country.The Russian partners returned my husbands
share .Presently, the Government has intensified their probe in to my
husbands financial resources which has led to the freezing of all our
accounts, local and foreign, the revoking of all our business licences and
the arrest of my First son.*
*In view of this I want to acted very fast to withdraw this money from one
of our finance houses before it will be closed down.My husband deposited the
money in a finance firm for safe keeping . *
*No record is known about this fund by the government because there is no
documentation showing that we have such funds.*
*Further more, my elder son have been in detention in the last four years
following the death of my late husband for charges of State organized murder
and corrupt practices. he was just been released by the Supreme Court after
the president brokered a deal with my family regarding his freedom, and he
is still under interrogation about my late husband's assets and some vital
documents.*
*Due to the current situation in the country and government attitude to my
family,I cannot make use of this money within, thus I seek your help in
transferring this funds out for investment than leaving the fund here and to
invest the money to profit my family Bearing in mind that you may assist
me.l have decided to part with 25% of the total sum.*
*I am seriously considering to settle down abroad in a friendly atmosphere
like yours as soon as this fund get into your account so that I can start
all over again if only you wish. I shall ask my son Djiba to come over to
your country to liaise with you. If this proposal satisfies you. please do
not let me out to the security as I am giving you this information in total
trust and confidence and please include your personal telephone and fax
numbers.*
*I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith.*
*Your URGENT response is needed.*
*Regards and Allah Bless you.*
*Mrs.Ali Malik.*
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