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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: frank <frank_fred@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:07:32 +1100
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE!!!!!!
DEAR sir,
I AM WRITTING YOU THIS MAIL WITH FULL TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING,DESPITE YOUR
PERSONALITY I GOT YOUR CONTACT
BY A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE WHOM WE ATTEND THE SAME CHURCH AND I HAVE HOPE AND TRUST
IN YOU REGARDIN THIS TRANSACTION FIRST I MUST HAVE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU AS
REGARD TO THIS WHICH I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE
MY NAME IS MR FRANk.F.KWAME. A FORMER GOVERNMENTOFFICIAL IN LIBERIA. FOLLOWING
THE EXIT OF PRESIDENTCHARLES TAYLOR OF LIBERIA FROM POWER UNDER A WESTAFRICA
BROKERED PEACE AGREEMENT LED BY NIGERIA'SPRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO WE HAVE BEEN
GRANTEDASYLUM BY THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT. IN MY POSITION ASTHE FINANCIAL SECRETARY
TO THE PRESIDENT CHARLESTAYLOR AND A CLOSE CONFIDANT, I LEFT FOR NIGERIA INHIS
ENTOURAGE.MY COUNTRY HAS BEEN ENGULFED IN A PROTRACTED CIVIL WARWITH REBELS
CONTROLLING SOME PART OF THE COUNTRY.DURING THE WAR, PRESIDENT TAYLOR DISBURSED
LARGE SUMSOF MONIES TO BUY THE LOYALTY OF THE ENTIRE CABINET,AND I CAN SAY WITH
ALL MODESTY THAT I WAS ONE OF THECHIEF BENEFICIARIES OF THE DISBURSEMENT.
HOWEVER, WHENWE LEFT LIBERIA, I DEPOSITED THE WHOLE MONEY(US$15MILLION) THAT I
MADE WHILE WE WHERE INGOVERNMENT IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN COTONOU, THEREPUBLIC OF
BENIN ON OUR WAY TO NIGERIA SINCE I COULDNOT SEEK ASYLUM CARING SUCH VOLUME OF
CASH.YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT IN MY PRESENT POSITION, I AMHANDICAPPED AND CANNOT
DO ANYTHING UNTIL I HAVE THISCASH SECURE SOMEWHERE SAFE AND WITH SOMEBODY
RELIABLEWHO CAN MANAGE THE MONEY FOR ME. MY INTENTION IS TOLIVE THE REST OF MY
LIFE IN A PLACE AS FAR AWAY ASASIA AND THAT IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST
MEIN RECEIVING THIS MONEY SO THAT I CAN HAVE ACCESS TOCASH THROUGH YOU AND BE
ABLE TO ARRANGE TO TRAVEL TOJOIN YOU WITH THE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY.I ALSO WANT
YOU TO KNOW THAT A FRIEND OF MIND HERE HASINTRODUCED ME TO A DIPLOMAT THAT IS
WILLING TO MOVETHE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING MY MONEY FROM THE SECURITYCOMPANY TO
YOUR DOOR STEP AT ANY TIME YOU SO DESIRE.PRIOR TO THE MOVEMENT OF THIS
CONSIGNMENT, I SHALLSEND YOU THE KEYS TO THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING THEMONEY AND
UPON ARRIVAL AT YOUR DESTINATION, YOU ARESUPPOSED TO CHECK THE CONTENT OF THE
CONSIGNMENT ANDASCERTAIN THAT IT CONTAINS THE COMPLETE AMOUNT(US$15MILLION)
BEFORE EFFECTING ANY DELIVERY CHARGESTO THE DIPLOMAT.ALL THAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU
IS SOMETHING WITH WHICH TOIDENTIFY YOU WHEN DELIVERY WILL BE MADE (I.E.
DRIVER’SLICENCE OR ANY OTHER FORM OF IDENTIFICATION) AND ACOMPREHENSIVE ADDRESS
OF WHERE THE DELIVERY WILL BEMADE. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BE OF ASSISTANCE IN
THISREGARDS, I SHALL GIVE YOU THE NAME OF THE DIPLOMAT ANDHIS TEL. NO. SO THAT
YOU CAN ESTABLISH CONTACT WITHHIM AND FAMILIARIZE WITH HIM BEFORE HE ARRIVES
YOURCOUNTRY.YOU SHOULD HOWEVER HAVE IT IN MIND THAT I AM BANKINGON YOUR UTMOST
HONESTY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS FOR THISWHOLE TRANSACTION TO SUCCEED.YOU CAN REACH ME
ON MY E-MAIL ADDRESS: IF YOU NEED ANYFURTHER CLARIFICATION.I AWAIT YOUR MOST
URGENT RESPONSE.BEST REGARDS.
MR.FRANK.F.KWAME
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