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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 Saphinatou J.Sinko" <saphsinko8@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: saphsinko4@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:00:05 +0200
Subject: urgent investment help,
Good Day,
I am writting this letter with due respect and heart full of tears
since we have not known or met ourselves previously I am asking
for your assistance after I have gone through your profile that
speaks good of you. I will be so glad if you can allow me and lead
me to the right channel towards your assistance to my situation
now.I will make my proposal well known if I am given the
opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce
myself to you. I am Miss Saphinatou J.Sinko a 21 years old girl
from Liberia,the only daughter of Late Dr.Johnson sinko a respacted
personal during the leadership of president Charles Taylor who
is now in exile after many innocent soul were killed ,My father
was killed by government of Charles Taylor,he accuse my father of
coup attempt.
The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek you
assistance in the area of my future in investment and aspecting
me as your daugther/member of your family so that i will be with
you and contuine my school and also for a helping hand over some
huge amount of money in my possession. This money is Five Millon
five Hundred Thousand dollars is deposited some years ago by my
late father he made me the sole beneficiary.I am now asking you
to stand on my behalf to make this claim,to stand as my partner
oversea and in time of the investment as well. As I have mention
earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be well known
to you if I am given the opportunity to do so. Pls attach your
direct and full information as you reply to me.
you can also contact me at email,saphsinko4@hotmail.com
Thanks and remain bless,
Miss Saphinatou J.Sinko
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