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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 David" <davss062000@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 23:28:42 +0200
Subject: Good-day
Mr David Johnson
Liberte Sicap 1,
Dakar Senegal.
Dear I know this mail will come to you as a surprise, nevertheless I am David Johnson, aged 24 years, the son of Major Stephen Johnson, Chief Security Officer and Aide-de–camp to the president Charles Tailor of Liberia before.
As a result of the war in my country, I am saddled with problems of my mothers ill health condition of protracted diabetes and high blood pressure which is getting of increase in the resent times and also getting a trust worthy individual abroad to receive the sum of US$9 million Due to the war crises presently before in my city Monrovia our home town, my father managed to sneak me and my mother of 59 years of age and four other of my sisters out of Monrovia to Dakar senegal for safety, before he was now killd by the rebels duering the war crises .
My father adviced me to get a trust worthy individual abroad to receive the sum of US$9,000,000.00 million cash deposited here in Dakar Senegal.
I and my mother feel confident therefore to introduce ourself and this offer to you based on this problem of war of our country and our present condition as all foreign contacts and connections of the family got lost during the crises, all properties burnt by
the rebels .
I and my mother is desperately in need to move and re-locate this huge deposit to your country for safe keeping as this is the only wealth remaining for the future survival and well being of our entire large family.For your percentage for assistance, a negotiable percentage will be discussed as soon as we receive your response based on this
plea for your assistance as our lives are highly in danger due to war.I and my mother pray and plead for your help. You can contact us strictly on this 00221 5838736 any time.
God bless you as you head to our plea for assistance.
Sincerely yours.
David Johnson
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