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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 Prince." <princebox@walla.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:38:21 +0000
Subject: Urgent and Private.
Mr. Princewill Fortune
Rue Portin X Blaize
Diagne St. Louis Senegal
Email:will_prince2000@yahoo.co.uk
Attention: President/C.E.O
I am a branch manager of a Security Company here in
St.
Luis-Senegal. I got your address and good profile from
one of your country's CD RUM BUSINESS DIRECTORIES.
There is a deal I wish to tender for your
considerations and acceptance to execute with me.
It was a week ago that one new customer came to my
office and declared his interest to deposit two trunk
boxes containing photographic materials with my
company for a period of four weeks only. I then took
the boxes into the inspection room which is next door
to my office.
In line with my company's operational proceedures, I
gave him "Deposit Application Forms" to complete with
his passport photographs. I then informed him that the
managing director of my company will have to inspect
the content of the boxes before his application forms
could be endorsed and Deposit Certificate issued to
him as depositor. I noticed that he became
unconfortable immediately I told him that the boxes
would be inspected.
It is because of my suspicion that I decided to
personally go to the MD's office to inform him that we
have a new customer who wants to deposit itmes. To my
greatest surprise, I came back to my office to see
that the man was already making his way out my office with the two boxes. When my personal security was trying to stop him, he hastely jumped into his car and ran away. Unfortuantely, he could not make his escape with one of the boxes.
I took the left over box and went to my office. I was
shocked when I opened it and found out that it contains
United States of American dollars in "Hundred Dollar"
bills. After the official working hours, I stayed back
and counted the money. It is original Fourty Million
American Dollars .
Fortunately, when I was listening to African news the
next day, the same man that came to my office was
shown on televison. The news is that the man is a
rebel leader in Angola who ran away with the group's
money made from sales of gold from the area under
his control in Angola.
Presently, I am the only person who knows about this
money and since there is now records in my company
regarding its existence, I am contacting you to seek
your permision and advice on how to urgently make shipment of this money to Europe in your name as the
beneficiary of the consignment. You shall travel to
Europe to receive it for safe keeping pending my
arrival to meet you over there.
After the deal, I want 20% of this money to be shared
to some charity homes to be decided by you and I. Then
we shall share equally the remaing 80%. I will solely rely on your business experience/advise to invest my share of the transaction in your country.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;
1. Beneficiary name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers
Mr. Princewill Fortune
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