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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr Bakari Desmond." <desmond_bakari442@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bakari_desmond@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 16:36:29 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR KIND ASISSTANCE.
Good Day.
I have the feeling that this piece of mail will reach you in a perfect state of mind and in a better healthy condition. While searching through the net, I came accross your contact address and decided to contact you. I believe and also have the feeling that with God allthing are posseble,first i will like to tell you about myself.
I am Mr Bakari Desmond from Free Town am 25 years old and presently residing in a refugee camp in Dakar-Senegal because of the political crisis in my Country . I would Honestly want to seek for or an immediate assistance from you, I have $:8 Million US dollars belonging to my late Father who was held bondage by the Rebels during the crisis and was letter killed.
I ran to Senegal refugee Camp when I Discovered danger to my life and that of my only sister Lilian, untill the death of my beloved father he deposited the above mentioned Amount with a Finace Company in EUROP I have every Documents regards the transaction I have contacted the Finance company and confirmed the safety of the money/inheritance.
As it is, I have the intention coming over with my sister Lilian to your country for investing the money and to complite our educations however i needed a Foreigner who is capable of giving adequate assistance to me and my sister. I have nice percentage of the money for you. If Necessary, Please do feel free to ask me questions on this as I wait from you soonest.
Yours faithfully
Mr Bakari Desmond and Lilian.
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