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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: charles taylor charles taylor <charlestaylor_liberia@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 16:38:32 +0000
Subject: THANKS ALOT
DEAR FriendGOOD DAY.AS YOU READ THIS MAIL I KNOW YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO READ FROM ME.IT IS A MATTER OF URGENCY WHICH SHALL BE OF BENEFIT TO YOU IF YOU CAN BE OF HELP.I AM CHARLES TAYLOR FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA.I KNOW YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT I AM STAND TRAIL FOR WAR CRIMES IN LIBERIA.BIT THE CRUST OF THE MATTER IS THAT ABOUT A YEAR AGO I WAS IN NIGERIA FOR TWO YEARS WHILE IN NIGERIA I DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $65M(SIXTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WITH A BANK THERE IN NIGERIA.AS IT STANDS NOW I WANT THE MONEY TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.FAR FROM AFRICAN UNION AND ECOWAS.THIS IS THE PHONE NUMBER OF MY ATTORNEY MR GEORGE WILLS.+447031837931.IN UK.CALL HE WILL BE OF GREAT ASSISTANT TO YOU.I HAVE HOPE THAT I WILL COME OUT CLEAN BUT IF I DIE WHILE ON TRAIL OR IN DETENTION THIS IS HOW I WANT THE MONEY TO BE SHARED THOUGH I DID NOT GIVE MY ATTORNEY A NAME BUT IT SHOULD BE THIS WAY 50% SHOULD BE FOR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN THEY ARE STILL IN NIGERIA AND I DONT WANT THE MONEY TRACEDTO THEM,YOU 15%,MU ATTORNEY 20% WHILE THE REST GOES BACK TO CHARITY.I WANT TO CORRECT THE WRONGS I DID TO HUMANITY.PLEASE REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO I CAN DIRECT YOU ON WHAT TO DO AND FURNISH YOU WITH THE CONTACT,PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL OF THE BANK.AND MY ATTORNEY.THANKSCHARLES TAYLOR
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