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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: "mary kobe" <marykobe60@msn.com>
Reply-To: marykobe@3xl.net
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 03:47:23 +0000
Subject: save me and my family
Dear Sir/madam
This business proposal to you is strictly confidential, with due
respect.Sorry at this perceived confusion or stress you may have receiving
this letter from me, Since we have not known our selves or met
previously.Despite that,I am constrained to write you this letter because of
the urgency of it.By way of self introduction, I am Mrs. mary kobe, the wife
of late Brigadier -Gen.Maxwell Kobe former ECOMOG ARMY COMMANDER [West
African peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone] who died in the Sierra Leone
civil disturbance[War].My three daughters nd I are trapped in obnoxious
custom and traditional norms.We have suffered maltreatment and untold
hardship in the hands of my late husband's family, simply because I did not
bear a male child [heir apparent] for my late husband. By tradition, all
that my late hu sband had,[wealth]n belongs to his brothers/family. And
myself is to be remarried by his immediate younger brother which I
vehemently refused. They have taken all that I suffered with my husband to
acquire including treasures, houses and his bank particular seized by them.
I wanted to escape to the United State of America [USA} with my children on
exile, but again they conspired and stole my international passport and
other traveling document to further frustrate me.
Thank God, two weeks ago, I received Key Text Code from a Security Company
abroad, that my late husband deposited U.S$18.5 Million cash with this
company.secretly deposited And declare the contents as jewelries, gold,
diamonds, precious stones, family treasures, and documents, by my late
husband through diplomatic channel to Europe It has therefore, become very
necessary and urgent to contact someone, a foreigner like you to help me
receive/secure these fun ds overseas in a reliable bank Account (presumably
an empty Bank Account, if vailable) and to help invest it on our behalf as
well, while we find a way of getting out to meet with you in your country.
These funds are kept on an "OPEN BENEFICIARY MANDATE"with the Security
Company to avoid etection, seizure or diversion. I have had several
telephone discussions with the Assistant Director of the security
company,who has express willingness to help me on meeting the company's
demands. This is why I have contacted you to help save my children and I,
receive these funds on our behalf. But, you would need to give me sufficient
assurance that if you help me,you would not
divert the funds. My children and I have resolved to give you 20% of the
total sum.
This is all my children and I have got to live on. I wish to state here that
we are left with nothing as we survive by the grace of God. I hope you
understand our predica ment so as to save me and my family from hopeless
future (S.O.S.) We want to believe that you will not withhold the money when
finally paid into your account. I want you to understand that there is no
risk involved as we have perfected all modalities for! the smooth
actualization of this transaction.
The boxes,is presently in a security vault of the said security company at
their offshore office.
You are hereby,expected to forward the following:
1.Name:...............
2.Address:................
3.Marital Status:..............
4.Occupation:....................
5.Age:...................................... .
6.Sex:........................................
7.Nationality:..................................
8.Country Of Residence:...........................
9.Telephone Number:.......................................
10.Fax Number:...................................................
11. Mobile Number..........................................
I will send the following:
(1) The receipt of the shipment Airway Bill for the consignment and the
password being the security code will be forwarded to you as soon as you
indicate you sincere interest to fully assist us.
(2) The deposit certificate
(3)The Diplomatic shipment certificate.
All these will be sent to you as they will be required from y ou by the
security company at the point of retrieving the consignment from their
offshore office. The secret codes (e.g Pin No., Secret Access Code) For this
fund are safely kept with me which I can give you as soon as you express
desire to help me.
NB: Because of the security being mounted on the members of my family, l
have decided That this transaction be kept in utmost secrecy and as such all
contacts should be through my emailbox:
Please, I have reposed my confidence in you and hope you will not disappoint
me. I look forward to your urgent
response.
Stay blessed.
mrs. mary kobe
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