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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: "KEN HASTRUP" <kenhastrup02@msn.com>
Reply-To: kenhastrup05@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 03:10:22 +0000
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT MY DEAR...
ATTN:
DEAR SIR,
MY NAME IS KEN HASTRUP A FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IN LIBERIA. FOLLOWING
THE EXIT OF PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR OF LIBERIA FROM POWER UNDER A WEST
AFRICA BROKERED PEACE AGREEMENT LED BY NIGERIA'S PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO
WE HAVE BEEN GRANTED ASYLUM BY THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT. IN MY POSITION AS THE
FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR AND A CLOSE CONFIDANT, I
LEFT FOR NIGERIA IN HIS ENTOURAGE.
MY COUNTRY HAS BEEN ENGULFED IN A PROTRACTED CIVIL WAR WITH REBELS
CONTROLLING SOME PART OF THE COUNTRY. DURING THE WAR, PRESIDENT TAYLOR
DISBURSED LARGE SUMS OF MONIES TO BUY THE LOYALTY OF THE ENTIRE CABINET, AND
I CAN SAY WITH ALL MODESTY THAT I WAS ONE OF THE CHIEF BENEFICIARIES OF THE
DISBURSEMENT. HOWEVER, WHEN WE LEFT LIBERIA, I DEPOSITED THE WHOLE MONEY
(US$15MILLION) THAT I MADE WHILE WE WHERE IN GOVERNMENT IN A SECURITY
COMPANY IN COTONOU, THE REPUBLIC OF BENIN ON OUR WAY TO NIGERIA SINCE I
COULD NOT SEEK ASYLUM CARING SUCH VOLUME OF CASH.
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT IN MY PRESENT POSITION, I AM HANDICAPPED AND CANNOT
DO ANYTHING UNTIL I HAVE THIS CASH SECURE SOMEWHERE SAFE AND WITH SOMEBODY
RELIABLE WHO CAN MANAGE THE MONEY FOR ME. MY INTENTION IS TO LIVE THE REST
OF MY LIFE IN A PLACE AS FAR AWAY AS ASIA AND THAT IS WHY I AM CONTACTING
YOU TO ASSIST ME IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY SO THAT I CAN HAVE ACCESS TO CASH
THROUGH YOU AND BE ABLE TO ARRANGE TO TRAVEL TO JOIN YOU WITH THE MEMBERS OF
MY FAMILY.
I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT A FRIEND OF MIND HERE HAS INTRODUCED ME TO A
DIPLOMAT THAT IS WILLING TO MOVE THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING MY MONEY FROM
THE SECURITY COMPANY TO YOUR DOOR STEP AT ANY TIME YOU SO DESIRE.
PRIOR TO THE MOVEMENT OF THIS CONSIGNMENT, I SHALL SEND YOU THE KEYS TO THE
CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING THE MONEY AND UPON ARRIVAL AT YOUR DESTINATION, YOU
ARE SUPPOSED TO CHECK THE CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT AND ASCERTAIN THAT IT
CONTAINS THE COMPLETE AMOUNT (US$15MILLION) BEFORE EFFECTING ANY DELIVERY
CHARGES TO THE DIPLOMAT.
ALL THAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU IS SOMETHING WITH WHICH TO IDENTIFY YOU WHEN
DELIVERY WILL BE MADE (I.E. DRIVER’S LICENCE OR ANY OTHER FORM OF
IDENTIFICATION) AND A COMPREHENSIVE ADDRESS OF WHERE THE DELIVERY WILL BE
MADE. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BE OF ASSISTANCE IN THIS REGARDS, I SHALL GIVE
YOU THE NAME OF THE DIPLOMAT AND HIS TEL. NO. SO THAT YOU CAN ESTABLISH
CONTACT WITH HIM AND FAMILIARIZE WITH HIM BEFORE HE ARRIVES YOUR COUNTRY.
YOU SHOULD HOWEVER HAVE IT IN MIND THAT I AM BANKING ON YOUR UTMOST HONESTY
AND TRUSTWORTHINESS FOR THIS WHOLE TRANSACTION TO SUCCEED.
YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY E-MAIL ADDRESS: IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER
CLARIFICATION.(kenhastrup05@yahoo.com)
I AWAIT YOUR MOST URGENT RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS.
MR. KEN HASTRUP.
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