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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 Fatty Konate" <fatty_k@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fatty_k4u@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 01:47:05 +0000
Subject: Greetings
Dear Sir/Madam,
I know that this mail might be a surpriseing to you but do consider it as an emergency. In a nut shell, My name is Miss Fatty Konate 23 years old from the republic of Liberia in west Africa, now seeking for refugee in Dakar -Senegal. The only child of late Dr.Solomon konate.I am looking for someone who sincerely will assist me in this transaction. My late father was the managing director of Rainbow Gold and Diamond Mine company in Liberia, but he was poisoned to death alongside with my mother by my uncle during one of their outing.
However, after their death I managed to stay along and later escape to refugee camp in Senegal with every important files of my father.He has the sum of (US$15 M)Fiften million U.S Dollars only. This amount was deposited by my late father in one of the leading Banks here in Senegal. The deposit documents indicate me as the next of kin. Presently, I am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help me to claim this money and invest it for me in a good business. I am willing to allow you retain 15% of the money as your compensation for this assistance apart from helping me in the investment decison.
(1)You will stand on my behalf as my trustee for the claim of the inheritance from the bank since the management of the bank adviced that I should present an individual or corporate organization to claim the deposit for me as they cannot release it directly to me due to my refugee status in Senegal.
(2) Transfer the money over to your own country and into your possession pending my arrival to meet with you.
(3)Invest and manage the money for me in a good business pending my maturity.
(4) Help me secure my travelling documents to meet you as soon as my money is released to you.
Furthermore,you can contact the Bank for confirmation and I will issue a letter of authorisation on your name,that will enable the bank correspond with you on my behalf.I am giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me or adopt me as your Child if possible and manage the money for me.
Conclusively I wish you send me a reply immediately you recieve this proposal. Until then,I remain with the best ,please you can contact me now through my email ;
fatty_k2005@fsmail.net .
Best Regards,
Miss Fatty Konate.
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