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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: "rosemary johnson" <rosemaryjohnson011@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rosemaryjohnson25@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:21:58 +0000
Subject: Dear Please Can You Assist Me In London
FROM MRS.ROSEMARY,
No5A RUESA MACCORY
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICADear Friend,
May peace be upon you, Compliments of the season!I wish to solicit your help. I am Mrs.Rosemary Johnson.I am a widow from Abidjan-cote d' Ivoire West Africa.I lost my husband barely 3years ago.My husband was a serving Senior officer in the government of our country before he met his death.
He was assassinated January 2003 by the rebels following the political uprising.Before his death he told me that he deposited the sum of $7.6m(Siven million six hundred thousand dollars)in a Security Company in London.The money was deposited the trunk box as a family valuables,as he did not disclose the real content of the consignment to them.
Please am seeking for your assistance in retrieving this box from the brokage company in London.I've gone and verifiy the money and saw,the only problem i have is retrieving it. I have it in mind to invest in your country or any other peaceful country(not africa),on Real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you to make foreing relationship with you for.If you are willing to assist me and my only son Thomson,indicate your interest in replying soonest then we shall discus the terms.I will give you the rest of the details on your response.
Contact me immediately with the above Email adresss and pnone number and include your telephone & Fax numbers for easy communication enable me send you all necessary documents as regards the money. It is a risk free transaction. Please kindly assist,me and my son has been passing through hard for a long time now.
Yours faithfully.
Mrs.Rosemary Johnson
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