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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: Benjamin Coker <prince_ben20002000@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY AND BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Dear sir,
My name is Benjamin Coker, from Freetown known as [Sierra Leone] in Africa.
I am seeking for your favor to assist me in carrying out a successful investment
project in your country, I would like to emphasize that, I will like to invest
on real estate and electronics components as part of my investment scheme.
I would like to disclose some things hoping that if I confine myself to you
as an business person, You are going to give me all the assistance where so ever.
As a result of some political problems here am living,Accra [Ghana] ,
using my position as the next of kin to my late father properties , I had to
collect a huge sum of money which was meant for investment project
by my late father as Chief and owner of Gold and Diamond minging
company .So what I have as my possession can not be invested in my
country to avoid government questions .
So I have to remove the money out of here am living which is with
the security company which my late father did not disclose to
them us fund but only discretion was family items , all the total
amount is $48m , so please I want you to claim and invest it for
me in your country. I will offer to you 15% both for any expenses you
incur during the transaction.
I hope you can understand me in that context, I would be very
grateful if you can send to me an estimate of a proposed project
and your phone number attached. Looking forward to receive your
urgent response.
Regards,
Benjamin Coker.
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