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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: "Mr Larry Richard" <larryrich02@yahoo.ie> (may be fake)
Reply-To: larryrich02@yahoo.ie
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:37:35 +0100
Subject: I need your help
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Dear , Please kindly allow me for the modesty of introducing myself to you. I am Mr Larry Richard,the son of the former head of state/ president of Congo-Kinshasha (then called Zaire) .Mr.Benard Richard. I am contacting you in other to ask for your assistance on this confidential Business proposal with full financial benefit for both of us. Before I go into further details please be informed that I am writing without any other person pre-knowledge of my contacting you on this transaction. Therefore I will appreciate same attitude to be maintained all through. I have the sum of USD12.7Million from a secret sale of Diamond by my father before he was assassinated by one of his body guard, I will like you to receive this money on my behalf due to Security reasons, as my narration below will explain. But before I continue be well informed that your share in this transaction has been calculated as 15% of the total sum of USD$12.7M, 5% for expenses and the rest for my bussiness
establishment in your country, which you will also assists me on doing that when I arrive to meet you after the money have being transfered into your custody. My father as a real African traditionalist was a polygamist thereby having married to so many wives, and my mother being the second wife of my father, My step brother Joseph is the son of the first wife and he does not have any knowledge about this deal. Already Joseph is using his power to colonize all the money and private property, which my late father left behind for the entire family. Now my mother and I are left with nothing in the inheritance of my late father's wealth. Our situation is seriously critical that we need your assistance to help us receive this money overseas for proper investment. Let me quickly assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free due to the diamond sales are packaged from the unset in a pattern that shows no direct trace or linkage with us At present the money is deposited and is secured with a se
curity company under deposit account. I am waiting for your swift and favourable response, and in case you have any question do not hesitate to contact me. Best Regards Mr Larry Richard
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