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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: "Miss.Lilian" <lilian_chrrey2004@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 06:46:22 +0700
Subject: INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
Dear Sir,
It is my pleasure to write this mail to you and to say thanks for your effort in providing an opportunity to read my mail. I got your contact when i was making some searches in the internet.
My name is Mrs Lilian Mohameed, a Liberian. I was until recently the wife of Mr. Randi Mohameed an Aid worker with Adventist Relief Agency, a humanitarian agency affliated with the UN. I am contacting you to seek your co-operation in investing $USD5.7M in your company or your country,s economy.
My husband before working with the Relief Agency was a personal aide to the now Exiled President Charles Taylor of Liberia.
Due to some religious and political problems , my husband was removed as a key aide in the Presidency because he is from the muslim madingo tribe of Liberia.
It is worthy to note that during my husband's life time he used his position as a former aide to the president to divert the $USD5.7M meant for arms purchase.
This money was realised from the sales of gold and diamond ,which are the country's major resources and sources of income.And before his death ,my husband was able to send this money via a Ghanian diplomatic contact to the country ,where it is currently secured with a security company as a FAMILY TREASURE
and my name was used as the depositor in view of my husband,s position as an insider in the government.
And it was my husband,s refusal to realise the money to former President Charles Taylor that resulted in the killing in February 2003.
Now , that i have passed through the mourning ordeal for my husband I am thinking and planning the next step to take with respect to how and where to invest the money.
So my aim of sending this mail to you is to solicit your assistance in transfering this money to your country where it could be invested in a viable business for our mutual benefit. I am ready to enter into a joint venture with your company or we can open a new company with the money because i'm sure the money inside the box can establish a company of any type.
I want to assure you that you will be highly rewarded for your assistance both in cash or in the joint venture.
Please reply to this mail, indicating your ability to handle this transaction so that i will give you details to enable us map out strategies for the implementation of this project.
Best regards,
Mrs, Lilian mohameed
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