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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: URGENT RESPOND <anabangora@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 23:45:11 +0200
Subject: FINANCIAL REPERENTATIVE NEEDED!!!
Dear Sir/Madam,,
Please, consider this mail as very important and do let me know your honest response within the shortest
time possible Obviously, you have no knowledge of who I am, I am Miss Anna Bangora, from Sierra
Leone, but resident in Guinea (West Africa).
I am interested in investing in any lucrative business enterprise in your country and do want to use this
opportunity to seek your advice on the possibility of investment in your area. Over the recent years, there
have been cases of political instability in most countries here in Africa and as a result, I am afraid to
invest my money here.
On this note, have decided to look else where for possible investment opportunities, hoping that I would
achieve this goal with the assistance of a reliable person. I would like to know if it would be secured and
lucrative to invest in your country and after a careful feasibility study of the various possible fields or
industries in your country by your kind assistance, I would transfer my funds to your country for
investment.
In a nutshell, I do have a large amount of money to establish an ultra modern company in your country,
but I will like to know the possible channels available in your area. Please, do assist me carry out a
careful survey and get back to me on the various possibilities.
If you do not have any much knowledge about investment or business, I will appreciate if you could
recommend me to some business expert (individuals/companies/business consultants) in your area, who
might be of help/assistance to me.
I do hope to know you better in the course of time and if trust is established between us, I might need
you to be actively and directly involved in this proposed venture. But for the time being, I would like to
know you better and hope we could get acquainted within the shortest time possible.
In my next correspondence with you, I will give you a clue of how much I intend to invest in your
country, but for now, I look forward to receiving your response by email to anabangora@netscape
and hope this opportunity would bring us closer for a possible business relationship between us in the
near future.
Have a nice day!
Best regards,
Ms Anna Bangura.
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