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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: "charles taylor" <charles_taylor101@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:32:04 +0000
Subject: CRY FOR HELP
FROM : MR CHARLES TAYLOR
E-MAIL: charlielinkcharles@yahoo.co.uk
A CRY
FOR HELP
ATTN;
I am CHARLES TAYLOR, the Former President of Liberia.
As you may be aware that the President Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo (GCFR) has granted me asylum in Nigeria and
we are presently leaving in Calabar Eastern part of
Nigeria.
Please I have what I will call my family last hope
money of $ 85,000,000M TO TRANSFER to any foreign
trusted person who will help me to invest this fund
into any good business, As I can no longer have any
other means of livelihood.
Please if you are interested in helping me to received
this BOX that is presently with IRISH DIPLOMATIC
COMPANY here in NIGERIA. As after successful delivery
of this BOX to you, 30% of the total fund will go to
you. My son will come to your country to start up a
business with your assistance so that we can be able
to live again.
This fund is in a box deposited to the IRISH
DIPLOMATIC COMPANY LAGOS as a family box before
leaving for Calabar in Nigeria. The company is not
aware of what is inside the box as I told them that
the box belongs to my friend and that I will inform my
friend to apply for the collection of the box since we
are not allowed to be attending to visitors in
Nigeria.
So please I will advise you to apply as the owner of
this box. So that as soon as this BOX is DELIVERED to
you. You will arrange for the coming of my son to
your country for proper ?investment. There is no risk
in this as you are aware that our family is now free
since we left Liberia to Nigeria peacefully.
APPLY TO : IRISH DIPLOMATIC COMPANY LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
ATTN : JAMES ANDERSON CAMPBELL(
DELIVERY DIRECTOR)
E-MAIL :
irishdiplomatic@yahoo.co.uk
INSTRUCT HIM TO GIVE YOU THE INSURANCE POLICY COVER
NOTE ON YOUR BOX N0: 1234 MB .BOX FOR ONWARD DELIVERY
YOUR HOME.
God bless you as you help my family.
Yours sincerely,
CHARLES TAYLOR
Former President of Liberia.
Note: I will apply on your behalf for the Certificate
of deposit, Change of Ownership Certificate to your
NAME and Power of Attorney and forward them to you
once you have collected the INSURANCE POLICY COVER
from him .So that you can also send it to him, for
immediate deliver of your box to your address .
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