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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 PRINCE WENDE" <princewende@portugalmail.pt> (may be fake)
Reply-To: princewende@postino.it
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 20:36:53 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE
DEAR ,
I AM MR.PRINCE WENDE THE SON OF THE LATE SIERRA-LEONIAN BUSINESSMAN, LATE DR HENRY WENDE MUTENDE THE OWNER OF (UMS) MINING COMPANY IN SIERRA-LEONE, WHO DIED 7 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE REVOLUTIONARY UNITED FRONT REBELS (R.U.F)ATTACKED OUR RESIDENCE IN MAKENI COUNTY OF SIERRA-LEONE. FOLLOWING THE CURRENT CEASE FIRE AGREEMENT WHICH WAS REACHED WITH THE HELP OF UNITED NATION PEACE KEEPING TROOPS,I USED THE OPPOTURNITY TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY WITH A VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT OF (USD$28)TWENTY EIGHT MILLION U.S DOLLARS.
THIS DOCUMENT IS A CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO MY LATE FATHER BY A SECURITY COMPANY IN LOME, THE CAPITAL CITY OF TOGO, IN MY NAME FOR THE DEPOSIT OF A BOX CONTAINING THE ABOVE FUND. BEFORE MY FATHER DIED HE INFORMED ME OF IT AND ALSO TOLD ME TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THE SECURITY COMPANY OFFICIALS ARE NOT AWARE THAT THE BOX IS CONTAING MONEY.
ALTHOUGH THIS MONEY WAS REALISED FROM THE SALES OF GOLD AND DIAMOND BUT IT IS NOT IN DISPUT. NOW THAT I AM SEEKING ASYLUM IN LOME-TOGO AS A REFUGEE MY MAIN REASON OF CONTACTING YOU IS BECAUSE I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY WARNING THAT I SHOULD MAKE HASTE TO DISLODGE THE BOX OR I LOOSE IT TO HIGH DUMURRAGE RATE WHICH HAS PILLED UP SINCE 7 MONTHS UP TILL DATE.
THEY ADVISED THAT I SHOULD PRESENT THE CRTIFICATE AS THE NEXT OF KIN HENCE THE BOX IS DEPOSITED TO MY FAVOR, BUT CONSIDERING MY STATUS HERE AS A REFUGEE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.
I WANT TO PRESENT YOU TO THE SECURITY COMPANY AS THE BENEFICIARY, A FRIEND TO MY LATE FATHER. THEN AFTER RETRIEVING THE BOX FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY YOU WILL ASSIST ME MOVE THE MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY. I ONLY WANT THIS DONE THIS WAY BECAUSE YOUR COUNTRY IS POLITICALLY SUITABLE FOR ANY PROFITABLE INVESTMENT, WHICH WILL EMPHASIZE THE UNIQUINES OF THE MONEY HOWEVER I CONTACTED YOU BASED ON YOUR CAPABILITY AND VAST KNOWLEDGE ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT.
MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS PRECISELY FOR YOU TO ASSIST ME IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:-
(1) TO HELP ME STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY.
(2) TO HELP ME TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY.
(2) TO HELP ME GET A PROFITABLE BUSINESS TO INVEST THE FUND BASED ON YOUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISE. FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION I AM WILLING TO GIVE YOU 25 % OF THE TOTAL SUM REALISED AFTER THE SUCESSFULL UPLIFT OF THIS FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY, WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES YOU MAY INCUR DURING THE EXERCISE. PLEASE KINDLY COMMUNICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS MAIL SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THE MODALITIES OF SEEING THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH.
I COUNT ON YOU GREATLY FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
REPLY TO: princewende@postino.it
AWAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
SINCERELY,
MR PRINCE WENDE
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