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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: "Jewel Taylor" <jewel.taylor1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:32:49 +0000
Subject: Urgent. Please read and respond.
Dear Friend,
I am Mrs. Jewel Howard Taylor, a wife of embattled President of war torn
Liberia, Mr. Charles Taylor. My husband just stepped down as President of
Liberia times ago, but matters were not helped when UN Special War Crimes
Court for Sierra Leone indicted my husband for war crimes in June last year,
demanding his prosecution.
Currently I and my husband have been granted asylum in West Africa, but I
relocated my two sons (Williams & Charles Jnr) immediately in July 2003 to
Sao Tome & Principe (a small oil rich island off the coast of West Africa).
They are currently in hiding there under new identities, awaiting the
Outcome of events in my country, and what will become of me and my Husband
in asylum.
The reason is this, during the political crisis some years ago in Sierra
Leone (West African Country rich in diamonds), my husband was actively
Involved. Early last year, he entrusted some large quantities of diamonds to
me. He told me if anything happened to him, I should use it to take care of
Myself. Fearing its detection due to the volume, my son (Williams) Traveled
to South-Africa with the diamonds (on my instructions) and sold Them,
getting a total of US$18,000,000.00(eighteen Million US Dollars Only).
This money he moved through diplomatic channel to a security safe house in
Dubai UAE (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)for protective custody under a different
name. As I am talking with you my son Williams Taylor is currently in Dubai
UAE, waiting for your assistance in the recovery of the consignment where
you would meet him in person and so recover the money.
Now, the United Nations is intending freezing all my husbands' assets and
Affiliate accounts and the government of Nigeria has refused issuing
Neither him nor my family any visa to travel out of their country again
Because of the current political situation.
This is why I need you to please either travel to Dubai UAE (UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES) to claim this money and subsequently deposit same in a reputable
bank there for onward transfer to your account, or to instruct the security
company to move the funds out of there to any of their corresponding banks
or offices in Europe or Asia for onward transfer to your account.
Once you are able to show your sincerity I will send the necessary
Correspondence and documentation related to the transaction to you to
Effect this. I am also willing to forfeit 25% of the funds to you 5% set
aside for miscellaneous expenses, believing you will hold 70% on trust for
my sons until we are able to leave here and join you under new identities.
My first son William is 27years old (an Economist), and Charles Jnr is only
21 years old. My only daughter Helen died in October 1999 from complications
of pneumonia. Please note that my husband is not even aware that I sold the
diamonds, nor does he know the whereabouts of the funds. Once the funds are
safely out of the Dubai (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) I and my sons will leave to
start a new life.
If you cannot help us, simply destroy and forget I ever contacted you.
You can contact me via email( jewel.taylor44@hotmail.com ) and enclosing
your telephone contact numbers. May God guide you in whatever you decide,
and thank you for taking out
time to read this request.
Fondest regards.
Mrs. Jewel Howard Taylor
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