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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: "MR.FRANK PETERS" <mrfrankpeters_01@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrfrankpeters200@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:44:43 +0000
Subject: FROM MR.FRANK PETERS
DEAR SIR,
FIRST AND FOREMOST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION
AND I PRAY THAT MY DECISION TO CONTACT YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENUINE APPROVAL
CONSIDERING THE FACTS WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER BEFORE, I WISH TO USE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE
MYSELF TO YOU.
I AM FRANK PETERS, FROM LIBERIA,WEST AFRICA. I AM THE FIRST SON OF LATE
MR. JAMES PETERS, HE WAS A DIAMOND/GOLD MERCHANT IN OUR COUNTRY.MY LATE
FATHER HAD A BULLET SHOT BY THE REBELS ON HIS WAY TRAVELLING OUT OF MY COUNTRY
WITH TWO OF MY YOUNGER SISTER'S DUE TO PRESENT CRISIS THAT IS OCCURING IN
MY COUNTRY(LIBERIA).MY SISTER'S DIED ON
THE SPOT WHILE U.N.PEACE KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY LATE FATHER,HE WAS TAKEN
TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT WHICH HE LATER DIED. BEFORE HE DIED HE
REAVEALED TO ME AND MY MOTHER ABOUT THE BOXES CONTAINING $16.3 MILLION US
DOLLARS.WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN
GHANA FOR SAFE KEEPING. MY LATE FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THE
BOXES TO THE SECURITY COMPANY.TO AVIOD THE OFFICIALS FROM RAISING EYE BROWS
TO THE FUNDS.
PRESENTLY MYSELF AND MY MOTHER ARE HERE IN GHANA TO NOTIFY THE SECURITY COMPANY
FOR THE CLAIMS,AND WE ARE STAYING IN THE REFUGEE CAMP. THEREFORE I WANT
YOU OLECTURE ME ON HOW BEST WE CAN INVEST THIS ONEY,BECAUSE MY FATHER TOLD
ME THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AFRICA TO AVIOD SUSPICIONS,AND
DUE TO MARKET INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY
FACING AFRICAN COUNTRIES,THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO INVEST IN ABROAD. FOR YOUR
MUTUAL
ASSISTANCE, MYSELF AND MY MOTHER HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 20%OF THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF THE MONEY. WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSIT
AND THE OWNERSHIP WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU THROUGH FAX ON REQUEST. NOTE:I
HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP
THIS TRANSACTION AS A TOP SECRET TO YOURSELF ALONE.WHICH I WILL WANT YOU
TO FORWARD ACROSS TO ME YOUR DIRECT TEL/FAX NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATIONS
ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION MY PRIVATE TELPHONE NUMBER IS 00+233+243801741. .I
LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY THROUGH THE E- MAIL AS AT ABOVE OR THROUGH
MY PRIVATE E- MAIL ADDRESS mrfrankpeters200@yahoo.com
BEST REGARDS,
FRANK PETERS
___________________________________________________________
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