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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: "jane eyadema" <eyadema@eyademafoundation.net>
Reply-To: janeeyadema1@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:37:15 +0000
Subject: MAIL FROM JANE
I am Miss Jane Gnassingbe Eyadema, the 20 years old daughter to the late Mr.
Gnassingbe Eyadema the former president the Republic of TOGO who ruled for
38 years and died of heart attack in office on the 5th of February 2005 on
a Saturday.
After his death, my HALF elder brother {Mr. Faure Gnassingbe} was quickly
acknowledged as the new president of my Country, and till date there are
still outstanding problems and unsteady decisions if really he is going to
continue as the leader of my country, despite the outcome of the last
general elections in my country.
Due to family pressure on my mother and I who is the last wife of my late
father Faure and his
brothers do not want to see me because as my fathers most favorite when he
was alive they see me having obtained much favor from my late father and
just last week he asked us to move out of the family house and he kept us
in a house surrounded by his military personnel’s. It is as a result of
this development that I wish to move out immediately some funds in a Finance
company in Europe where my late father deposited us$25million into a
Finance Company My Father kept under my care all the information’s and
documents as regards to the funds, I am seeking your trust to assist me
move this funds into your country for private investments now, and I wish
that you are a trustworthy person that can not only assist me get the funds
into your country alone, but also keep it safe for me until we come over to
your country and we shall make proper arrangements for good investments
together.
My mum and I are passing through hell now but I know it will be over soon. I
expect your kind and good response to my letter, kindly note that you have
to keep this arrangements safe and secret to avoid problems, I await your
quick response and I will also want to have your direct telephone number
that I can always use to reach you at any given time without anyone
interfering.
Best regards,
Miss Jane Gnassingbe Eyadema.
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