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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: "PRINCE," <prince_mark@arabtop.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: prince_mark@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 12:51:32 +0400
Subject: RESPONE,
Dear,
Compliments of the day. I hope that this letter does not surprise you
because
we have not met. However, I urge you to treat the information which it
contains
with due and utmost attention. Apart from being eternally grateful to
you,
I also assure that you shall be adequately compensated.
My name is prince mark vincent, I am the son, of Mr.Vincent who
served as the chief security officer to president Kabah of Sierra
Leone. Unfortunately, my father.was killed During the over throw of
24th
December 1997.
I came to know of you in my search of a reliable person to handle a
very
confidential business transaction, which involves the transfer of a
huge
sum of $32,000,000.0( million US dollars) which was deposited in a
finance
house ,the former president Tijan Kabah gave him this money for safe
keeping
when he got information that the militaries were planning to over throw
him(KABAH).Unfortunately,Vincent was killed in that coup detract,
and
I am the only person who has all the legal documents to claim this
money.
My father,gave me all the legal documents that covers this fund
days before his death. I was waiting for things to cool down before
making
move but the recent crisis in my country has forced me to make the
move
now.
Right now, the money is in a safe place.I am using this opportunity to
seek
for your assistance to transfer this money into your account to be
invested
in your country. All you need to do is to forward to me an account
where
this money will be sent,
We don't have any business to cover-up, that is why we need your
assistance. If you agree to this proposal, we shall discuss on
theparcentage
and I will also forward to you all the legal documents that covers this
fund for confirmation.
I awaits your quick response .
Yours faithfully,
prince mark vincent,
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