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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: "Joy Ottaha" <joy_ottaha5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: joy_ottaha1@myway.com
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 22:47:55 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE URGENTLY
=DEAR SIR/MADAM,
GREETINGS,
CERTAINLY YES, = THIS MAIL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE,IT IS A
PRIVILEGE AND IT DEMAN= DS AN UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY AND HONESTY .MY NAME IS MRS JOY OT= TAHA FROM BADDIBU, GAMBIA IAM THE WIFE OF LATE REV.DAVID SEGUENA O= TTAHA THE GENERAL OVERSEER OF CHRIST REDEMTION CHURCH (C.R.C) IN GAMB= IAMY HUSBAND WAS MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD, 18TH MAY 2005= IN A RELIGIOUS CRISIS IN OUR COMMUNITY BADDIBU GAMBIA. I WAS SMUGGLED OUT OF GAMBIATO A NEIGHBOURING COUNTRY SENEGA= L, BY A GOOD SAMARITAN,WHERE I'M CURRENTLY TAKING REFUGE KNOWING FULLY WE= LL THAT IF I'M BEEN CAUGHT I WILL ALSO BE KILLED BY THIS RELIGIOUS ENEMIE= S.
BEFORE MY LATE HUSBAND'S DEATH,WE HAD A HUGE SUM OF( $= 3.6 MILLION) UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN LONDON ENGLAND
THIS F= UND IS MEANT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEVEN BRANCHES OF OUR CHURCH IN OTHE= R AFRICAN COUNTRIES. I'M LOOKING FOR AN OVERSEA PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST M= E TO CLEAR THIS FUND INTO A SAFE ACCOUNT .THOUGH IT IS MY DESIRE TO GO IN= TO PROPERTY INVESTMENTS OR ANY OTHER AREA OF YOUR CHOICE YOU MAY ADVICE A= ND I HAVE MAPPED OUT 30% COMMISSION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, TIME AND PATIENC= E.
I WILL BE GLAD IF=20 A TRAVELLING ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR ME TO JOIN YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY= IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLEARANCE OF THIS FUNDS FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.= ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS FUND WILL BE MADE KNOWN TO YOU UPON YOUR T= O YOU FOR NOTIFICATION.
I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WIT= H YOU DIRECTLY BECAUSE OF SECURUTY REASONS(ASYLUM)BUT MY LAWYER WILL SOLI= CIT ON BEHALF OF ME,SO YOU CAN FORWARD YOUR CONTACT DETAILS SO THAT I CAN= OPEN UP COMMUNICATION BETWEEN YOU,MY LAWYER AND THE SECURITY COMPANY WHE= RE THIS FUNDS IS DEPOSITED.I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS,
= MRS JOY OTTAHA
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