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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: philip marah <philip_marah5@msn.com>
Reply-To: <philipm2107@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:26:05 +0000
Subject: PHILIP AND GRACE MARAH
PHILIP AND GRACE MARAH
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.
I am Philip marah the only son of late former Director of finance, Dr George Marah of Congo Democratic Republic (DRC) diamond and mining corporation. I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My late father diverted this money meant for purchase of ammunition, for my country, during the peak of disastrous civil war in my country.After depositing the money in a BANK outside Congo,where I am residing under political Assylum with my younger sister Grace Marah who is 16 years old.Although the war in my country is over with the help of intervention like the Un/Au soldiers, the present government of Congo has revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish me with the followings bank particulars: 1) Account name
2) Account number
3) Bank address, telephone and fax number
4) your private telephone /fax numbers For your assistance of transfering this money into your private bank account, the said amount is US$10.5MILLION) I will compensates you with 10 % of the total money , And all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, where their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare. Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a joke. My late father Dr George Marah gave me the deposit slip issued to him by the BANK on the day of deposit, for you to be clarify because, I do not expose myself to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me for my security reasons, because the money is the hope of my life, it is important. Please write me immediately after you might have gone through my message fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 10 % of the total money, and in case of any other necessary expenses that might incure, I am resolving to give you an additional 2% during this transaction. Alternative Email Address
N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risk free which I can invest with the money when it is transferred to your account, personally I am interested in estate management and hotel business, please advise me. And promise me and my younger sister to be our guardian considering our situation and not to betray us. And my late father used me the only son as the beneficiary / next of kin on the day of deposit and also told me I need an assistance of a foreigner with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as co-beneficiary and partner abroad to ensure a successful hitch free transfer of the fund abroad. Thanks and God bless,
Yours truly,
Philip Marah.
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