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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: ladybongo2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 15:01:26 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?My=20Dear=20Friend=2C?=
My Dear Friend,
I am sorry for the embbarasment this mail might cause to you,since we have
no correspondance before the mail.
I got your contacts from my uncle who works with the chambers of commerce
and industries during my search for a reliable and honest partner,to assist
me caryout this transaction.
First i will sart by introducing myself, My name is Lady Cynthia Bongo,the
daughter of the late minister of power and steel, one of late Dr. Michael
C. Bongo.
I and my 24 years old brother are orphans from the Republicof Laiberia.
We are presently residing in cross rivers State, Nigeria.
We were amongst the lucky Liberians who benefited airlifted
from the airlifting exercise embarked upon by the United
Nation High Commission on Refugees (U.N.H.C.R.).
My late father until his death was an importer of iron and
steel in Laiberia.
Before the war in Liberia, my father was awarded a contract
to supply Steel and Iron Rods valued at US$8.6M (Eight Million six hundred
thousand Dollars)to the Department of Works and Housing, in Liberia.
He ordered the steel from U.K, but before the shipment arrived, the war
broke out in Laiberia.
Due to the war he redirected the shipment to lagos Sea Port
for safety.
The war led to destruction of lives and properties,My father developed heart
problem and few days later he gave up the ghost on the 15th of November,
2003.
Life became very difficult in the camp and I thought it wise to approach
some officials of the Ministry in my country (Liberia)and the supply was
taken by the government at a much reduced price, since we are poor and desperately
in need of money.
It took another (4) months in March 15th 2004, for the payment to be approved,we
prayed and fasted and with the help of God, the payment have been approved
by the Finance Ministry.
A secret revealed to us shows that the government will deduct a Tax of 40%
if the money is paid to us here in Nigeria since we are war refugees. As
the eldest child, I decided that we have to relocate to a foreign country
where we can live without fear of any danger again and also have our money
complete.
I already have informed the ministry that our late fathers
foreign Business partiner shall be forwarding an account for the payment
of the funds for same as our guiding.
This is basically where we want your assistance, to provideyour bank informations.
The approved amount is US$8.6M (Eight Million six hundred thousand US Dollars).
As you may like to know 30% of the total fund will be given
to you for your kind assistant.
Please feel free to send your full contact including your phone and fax
numbers immediately you receive this letter for more details,the ministry
is waiting for us to provide a bank particulars so that the fund can be
wired mediately.
As you may want to know,every legal document relating this transaction is
intact,as such its 100% risk free, its not government or anybodys money
but mine.
Your kind consideration of this urgency will highly be preciated.
for security purpose please do send your reply to my private and confidential
e-mail address:( ladycynthiab@fastermail.com ) your phone and fax numbers
will play a major rule in this ransactions for effective and confidential
communications, as i do not like discusing issues like these on internet.
I look forward hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Lady Cynthia Bongo.
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