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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: "Mcrichard" <mcdontaylor@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: mcdontaylor@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 17:46:26 +0700
Subject: Reply...
IT MIGHT BE A SURPRISE TO YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL FROM ME.MY NAME IS RICHARD
TAYLOR FROM LIBERIA .I AM A NEPHEW OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA CHARLES
TAYLOR WHO WAS DRIVEN OUT OF OFFICE BY THE UNITED NATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION AND MISMANAGEMENT OF THE COUNTRY'S
FUND AND RESOURCES.
AS A RESULT OF THIS ,THE NIGERIAN PRESIDENT ,CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO
GRANTED MY MY FAMILY ASYLUM IN CALABAR -CROSS RIVERS STATE WHERE WE ARE
BEING GAURDED BY THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT WHO ARE UNDER PRESSURE BY THE UNITED
NATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES TO EXTRADITE MY UNCLE ,CHARLES
TAYLOR TO AMERICA OR ENGLAND ETC. WHERE HE WILL BE JUGDED AND PROSECUTED.
MY FAMILY HAS BEEN PLEADING WITH THE AFRICAN UNION (AU) TO SUPPORT US INORDER
TO SAVE CHARLES TAYLOR AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY ,THOUGH WE HAVE
HELD SERIES OF MEETING WITH INFLUENTIAL DIGNITARIES IN THE WORLD BUT WE
ARE BEING PROMISED BY JAMES WOLFENSOHN THE WORLD BANK PRESINDENT OF KEEPING
OUR FAMILY TREASURE IN SAFETY AND SECRECY.
SIR ,TO CUT THE LONG STORY SHORT ,MY FAMILY HAS DECIDED TO BE PUTTING
SOME OUR SHARES IN TRUSTED AND RELIABLE INDIVIDUALS ACCOUNTS AND YOUR NAME
WAS GIVEN TO US BY ONE OF THE FOREIGN SYMPATHISER UNDER A STRONG
SURVELLIANCE WHICH IS WHY YOUR PARTICULARS WERE NOT GIVEN IN DETAILS
WITH THESE DETAILS ,WE ARE APPEALLING TO YOU ,TO ASSIST IN KEEPING
US$47MILLION (FORTY-SEVEN MII\LLION DOLLARS IN YOUR ACCOUNT).
NOTE ,IF YOU ARE A HONEST MAN WITH GOD FEARING CONSCIENCE AND YOU ARE
ABLE TO ASSIST US YOU STAND TO GAIN ALOT FROM MY FAMILY AND OTHER ROYAL
FAMILIES IN AFRICA BECAUSE YOU WILL BE CONNECTED WITH TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
IN AFRICA AS YOU AWARE THAT MY FAMILY IS WELL CONNECTED AND KNOWN IN AFRICA.
SIR,WE BEG YOU TO HANDLE THIS IN TOP SECRECY AND BE ASSURED THAT IT"S A
RISKFREE TRANSACTION .WE SHALL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN GET BACK TO US WITH
DETAILS OF YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBERS AND OTHER DETAILS.YOUR TELPHONE AND FAX
NUMBER IS ALSO NEEDED FOR EASIER COMMUNICATION.
SIR BE ASSURED THAT THIS IS THE GENESIS OF YOUR UPLIFTMENT IN LIFE.WITH
IN (2I)TWENTY-ONE WORKING DAYS AS EVERY ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE WITH DIPLOMATIC
LEVELS AND OTHERWISE.
NOTE IF YOUR ACCOUNT CAN CARRY HUGE THE SAID SUM OF MONEY ,YOU CAN
INTRODUCE A TRUSTED AND RELIABLE FRIEND OR PARTNER OF YOURS THAT CAN KEEP
SECRETS THAT WILL ASSIST US BECAUSE CERTIAN PERCENTAGE WILL BE GIVEN TO
WHOEVER THAT PROVIDES THE ACCOUNT .
MAY THE ALMIGHTY GOD/ALLAH BLESS AND GUIDE YOUR FAMILY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU .
RICHARD TAYLOR
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