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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: "haha zumah" <hahazumah@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 13:45:44 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
FROM : MRS. MARY KOBE12 KOBE ABUDU CLOSE, FREE TOWN SIERRA LEONE.MY DEAR,PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIALI HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE MILITARY TO HAND-OVER GOVERNMENT TO THE CIVILIAN. I AM MARY KOBE(MRS), WIDOW OF THE LATE GEN JOHN KOBE, FORMER (ECOMOG) (WEST AFRICAN PEACE KEEPING FORCE)DR. SOTIRIOSVAHAVIOLOSINTRODUCED ME TO YOU. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CIVIL WAR.I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY OUR FAMILY ATTORNEY (BARRISTER ISSA NDLOVE) THAT MY LATE HUSBAND OPERATEDA SECRET ACCOUNT WITH FICTITOUS NAME IN FIRST NATIONALBANK IN SOUTH AFRICA. IN THIS ACCOUNT, HE HAS TWENTY NINE MILLION, FIVE HUNDREDTHOUSAND UNITEDSTATESDOLLARS (US$29.5M) ONLY WHICH WAS CREDITED IN HIS FAVOUR. IN HIS (WILL) MY HUSBAND STATED THAT ONE OF HIS PARTNERS ABROAD WILL TAKE CARE OF HISFAMILY/PROPERTIES. THE ATTORNEY IS WAITING FOR MY HUSBANDS PARTNER ABROAD THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF HIS FAMILY/PROPERTIES ACCORDING TO HIS (WILL)SINCE NO MENTION WAS MADE IN THE (WILL) AS TO WHO THE SAID PARTNER IS, I WANT YOUTO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS UPON RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL, YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE FAMILY ATTORNEY (BARR. ISSANDLOVE) VIA , E-HAHAZUMAH@HOTMAIL.COM WITH THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES: AMOUNT DEPOSITED : US$29,500,000.00 BANK:FIRST NATIONAL BANK SOUTH AFRICA. MONTH/YEAR OF ACCOUNT: JULY, 1999. SECRET CODE:43/99 FNB/MBW/13.00131/7 IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED BY THE FAMILY THAT 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE YOUR SHARE FOR PRESENTING YOURSELF FOR THIS PURPOSE/ASSISTANCE YOU WILL GIVE IN THIS REGARD, 5% CONCEDED TO THE LOCAL BANK MANAGER HERE FACILITATING THIS TRANSACTION, WHILE 10% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT TO PAY BACK ALL LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES WHICH WILL BE INCURRED IN THE TRANSFER PROCESS. FINALLY,65% WILL BE FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN AND A GOOD PART OF THIS SHALL BE DIRECTED TOWARDS EXECUTING MY HUSBANDS (WILL) WHICH IS TO BUY SHARES AND STOCKS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO SECURE OURCHILDRENDS FUTURE. TO FACILITATE THIS TRANSACTION, PLEASE SEND YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS THROUGH WHICH YOU WILL BE CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY TO OUR FAMILY ATTORNEY VIA THE EMAIL ADDRESS INDICATED ABOVE. NOTE: THIS IS OUR LIFE AND I TRUST YOU WITH IT. I WANT YOU TO RECIPROCATE THE SAME TRUST WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU. GIVE THIS MATTER A PROMPT AND QUICK RESPONSE. PLEASE DIRECT YOUR RESPONSE VIA TO OUR FAMILY ATTORNEY (BARRISTER ISSA NDLOVE) AND DISCUSS WITH HIM TOWARDS THE EFFECTIVE COMPLETION OF THIS TRANSACTION/HOW TO GET THIS MONEY OUT OF THE BANK. I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. BEST REGARDS. MRS. MARY KOBE
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