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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: "Kenneth Taylor" <kennethtaylor_333@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kennethtaylor_333@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:44:03 +0400
Subject: ASSISTANT PLS
Dear Sir,
Good day to you.
With due respect and humility, I write you this letter which I believe you would be of great assistance to me,However I know this letter will sound as a surprise to you.
I am Kenneth Taylor the first son of Charles Taylor, the exiled President of Liberia.
I am presently in political assylum with my father and other members of family in Nigeria. I got your contact on the net during my search for a reliable person that can cooperate with me in this mutual transaction and your profile got me convince of your wide in business.
I want you to note that this business will benefit both of us.However,you must confirm your ability to handle this because it involves a large amount of money.
The money eight million united state dollar ( $8M US) is my share out of my father's tresurey and this money was deposited as a family treasure with Security Deposit Unit in Africa at the peak of the war/political crisis that is currently rocking my country.
I have been unanimously mandated to seek for a honest and trustworthy someone who will assist me in proceeding to the security company in order to clear the fund and invest on my behalf as I don't want my name to be used for now,Because of security reason and the controversy that is trailing my family and the fact that the international community has place international warrant of arrest on my father for war crimes for his alledged criminial role in the protracted liberian civil war.
The international community has also frozen the family account with international financial institutions and they are also determined to confiscate any known asset to belong's to my family.
Note that I will send to you the relevant documents that will enable you take possesion of the fund for onward investment for our mutual benefit. All I need from you is
Your confirmation of your ability to handle this transaction, also your telephone and fax numbers for further communication.
As soon as I get the above information from you, I will forward your name and particulars to the security company for appropiate transfer of the money into your account.
I will also send to you all the necessary document to enable you clear the fund on my behalf.
I will offer you 25% of the total money as your share,while 5% will be for any expences that may incur during the process of transaction,70% is mine.
Note that this is a very safe transaction as i have properly taken care of all the formalities.All the facilities and logistic towards the successful transfer of this fund has been arrenged and put in place all i need from you is your cooperation
Finally if you are interested send me your reply through this email adress to enable us proceed.
Regards,
Kenneth Taylor
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