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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: "Ann Gueye" <ann@c10-ump-cobrand-xw-lb.cnet.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: annegueye@excite.com
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 09:40:44 +0100
Subject: From Ann.
Dear Friend,
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emergency. In a nut, my name is Miss Ann Gueye 20 years old from the Republic of Sierra-Leone in West Africa, presently living as a refugee in Dakar-Senegal under the(UNHCR).
I am counting on your business professional experience and expertise to help me claim and profitably invest my capital worth US$5,200,000.00 which I inherited from my late father-Dr.Fedinand Gueye whom I am his only child.
My late father was the managing director of Rainbow Gold & Diamond Mine company in (KENEMA)Sierra-Leone.
But he was killed along side with my mother during the longing civil war and all his properties were totally destroyed. However, after their deaths I managed to escape with very important files of my father. He has the sum of (US$5.2M)Five million two hundred thousand U.S Dollars only. This amount was deposited by my late father in one of the leading banks in Senegal. The deposit documents indicate me as the next of kin.
Presently,I am saddled with the problem of securing a trustworthy foreign personality to help me. I will map out 20% for you to:-
(1)Stand on my behalf in Senegal as the beneficiary for the claim of the inheritance from the bank since the management of the bank advised that I should solicit for an individual or corporate organization to
claim the deposit for me as they cannot release it directly to me due to my refugee status in Senegal.
(2)Transfer the money over to your own country and into your possession pending my arrival to meet with you.
(3)Invest and manage the money for me in a good business pending my maturity.
(4) Help me secure my travelling documents to meet you as soon as my money is released to you.
Furthermore, you can contact the Bank for confirmation and I will issue a letter of authorisation on your name, that will enable the bank correspond with you on my behalf. I am giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me or adopt me as your Child if possible and manage the money for me.
Conclusively, I wish you send me a reply immediately you receive this proposal. Until then, I remain with the best. Stay Blessed.
Ann Gueye.
Please you can also send me mail at this alternative email address:annegueye@excite.com
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