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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: "mark dawodu" <markdawodu@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: markwodu11@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:58:43 +0000
Subject: LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Dear Sir or Madam:
I am mark Dawodu, and I hope my business proposal
will be a pleasant surprise to you, as we have had no
prior business relationship. I am from Monrovia,
Liberia in Africa. I am sixty-five years old and a
Vice President in a major bank in Monrovia where I
stumbled on this remarkable discovery I am about to
share with you.
On June 6, 1997, a Canadian Oil consultant/contractor
with the Liberian National Petroleum Corporation
(LNPC), Mr. Barry Kelly made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$125,000,000.00 (One hundred and twenty- five
Million Dollars) in my bank. Upon maturity, I sent a
routine notification to his forwarding address but got
no reply. Several periodic reminders were sent but to
no avail and finally we discovered from his contract
employers, the Liberian National Petroleum Corporation
that Mr. Barry Kelly died from an automobile accident.
Further investigation revealed that Late Barry Kelly
declared no next of kin on his sworn affidavits with
the bank records. This sum of US$125,000,000.00 is
still in my bank deposit accumulating interest yet
unclaimed till date. According to Laws of Liberia, the
government could confiscate this money if unclaimed
for another two years.
I am therefore, most humbly and discreetly seeking a
reliable, honest and trustworthy foreign associate and
friend to help take delivery and secure these funds on
my behalf, with the intention of investing in a
possible profitable business in your country under
your directive and supervision of my Personal
Assistant Mr. Dave Johnson. Rather than having it
seized by the authorities, and put towards their
selfish, corrupt inhuman and oppressive goals. My
family and I wish and intend to relocate to your
country afterwards and so, I am requesting your help
in buying two homes in which we shall live in your
country.
The details of these and the manner these resources
shall be transferred from my bank to your bank account
which you shall provide, would be discussed during
your meeting with my personal assistant Mr. Dave
Johnson or our follow-up dialogue prior to commencing
of the project. Please realize that I cannot divulge
too much at this stage as it could compromise my
identity and my goal. I shall settle all expense for
this transaction. To this, I am offering you 15% of
the total funds for your help.
Please reply immediately through the private email
address below . Upon your reply,
I shall make available to you more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction.
I strongly appeal you observe utmost confidentiality;
if you regrettably choose not to assist me, please do
not reveal this communiqué with anybody.
Awaiting your urgent reply through my email.
Thanks and regards.
mark Dawodu
NOTE;all replys to my private email address
markwodu11@yahoo.co.uk
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