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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: benson1@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 05:51:32 -0800
Subject: PLEASE READ AND ASSIST ME
From: Lewis Benson
Monrovia, Liberia
Private email: lewisbenson44@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Friend,
This letter might come to you as a surprise since we have not had any previous
correspondence nor met. This is as a result of the helpless situation I
found myself into. I got your contact during my search for a reliable, capable
and trustworthy person that can assist me in this darkest moment of my life.
I am a native of Liberia and I lost my father, mother and two sisters with
our family house during this recent war raging in Liberia. I am alive writing
you now from Nigeria where I and other lucky victims who escaped alive from
the rebel attack are like refugees. No house, no good food, no good job
and I just getting assistance from well meaning individuals and a couple
of Nigeria who came back from Liberia too.
Before my father's sudden death, he deposited a conssignment labelled as
GOLD & DIAMOND but consealed in it is the sum of US$27,000,000.00 (Twenty
Seven Million US Dollars) in cash with a Private security vault overseas,
which he intended to use for Politics. While my father was alive he explained
to me that he had such fund and had to keep it in a security company abroad
due to the unstable polity in Liberia and considering that he is a politician,
he would not want the Government to seize the money if deposited into the
bank in Liberia. Now that he is late and am the only surviving son, I am
writing you to assist me receive this money in your country, invest it in
a profitable business and help relocate me to join you immediately. As a
result of insecurity of life and property here, I do not want to stay in
Africa any longer. You have my permission/authority to have/collect 30%
of the funds on receiving it, for your timely assistance and 10% will be
for the expence.
Please indicate your readiness to assist me immediately so that all the
information about this funds will be passed to you immediately. Send to
me immediately the following information:
1. Your full legal names including contact address
2. Your mobile telephone and fax numbers for easy communication
3. Date of birth, sex and marital status for documentation purposes.
As soon as I receive your reply mail I shall give you further details oh
how and where to receive the fund on my behalf. The legal documents will
also be sent to you immediately and I shall pass instructions to the security
company to contact you for the delivery of the funds to you.
With the help of symapatizer I am alive which is very important for me at
this stage to enable me transact this important business for which I am
contacting you. Please reply me immediately as you receive this mail via
my Private E-mail: lewisbenson44@yahoo.co.uk
Your friend in need,
Lewis Benson.
Private email: lewisbenson44@yahoo.co.uk
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