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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: "paul larry" <paullarry05@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:41:37 +0000
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED
Dear Friend, I contact you in such a surprising manner, but I respectfully
insist that you read this mail carefully as I am optimistic that it wills
open doors for unimaginable financial reward for both of us and my mother. I
got your contact from ghana chambers of commerce when am searching for a
reliable person to assist me and my mother to help us to stand as our
beneficiary to receive our fund,deposited in a security company here in
Ghana were i leave as a refugee. I am a citizen of Liberia the first son of
the late personal assistance to the former Minister of land, Mines and
Energy Dr.Richard Larry who was killed by rebels during the war in my
country Liberia. Before my Father’s death he made my mother to understand
that he deposited some huge amount of money which he Made from sales of
diamond and gold and gave my mother all relevant documents covering the
deposit of the consignment Which is (marked) as family belonging. I and my
mother were able to move out from MORONVIA Liberia to Accra with the help of
the UNITED NATION rescue team,. My Biological Father left behind physical
cash of "Fifteen Million United State Dollars" which he safely lodged in a
Security Company in Accra Ghana, during his regime in the office. I am
hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign partner and adviser
because,I do not know much about investment and we need you to assist me for
investment of this money in your country because am just 21yrs old While my
mother she is 48yrs old. You will be entitled to "Ten Percent" of the total
sum, for your assistance, Your compensation for the assistance is negotiable
while "Two Percent" of the whole sum will be mapped out for any expenses.
After the success of this transaction you are going to make arrangement for
me and my mother to meet you over in your country for investment of the
fund. I request that you take two working days to visit me face to face in
Ghana for fast Transaction. Because we have never met before, but I want to
trust you and please do not let me down when this money finally gets into
your account. Please if you are interested, get to me through my email
address paullarry_01@yahoo.com to enable me feed you with more details and
all necessary documentations, before we proceed. Looking forward to hear
from you and your direct telephone number for easy communication. Thanks and
GOD bless. Paul Larry
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