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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: "Ramatu Mohamed" <ramatu1mohamed6@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:04:21 +0200
Subject: URGENCY
Compliment of the season to you,
I am Mrs. Ramatu .W.Mohamed aged 37 years from the
Republic of Sudan in Darfur region, I am contacting
you for an urgent assistance to mobilize a business
transaction and further to have explicit investment
information about your country from you. Actually I
do not know you before but I Come in search of a
trustworthy person.
My late husband Capt. Bamanga .W.Mohamed was one
of the senior officials of revolutionary united
front of Sudan (RUF) who died on 18/12/2000 with
some of his colleagues during a cross, fire battle
between the RUF and the peace keeping forces in
Sudan which include ECOMOG, British Army and U.N
troops.
In brief we have the sum of US$12,000,000.00
(Twelve million US dollars) which we want to invest
in your country through your guidance.
This money was deposited by my late husband in a
Private Security Firm now, which my only son Patrick
was made the beneficiary and the next of kin as the
only son of the family.
Because of the present situation in my country
Sudan in Darfour Region, the Sudan government has
place me and my son Patrick where placed under house
arrest and I have no access to a phone but I have a
Palm Vhand-held computer from which I am sending you
this mail. Before my In-castration, this secret was
unveiled to me by my husband personal lawyer. This
action that I am taking now is on the orders of my
husband lawyer to facilitate future survival for me
and my family abroad and start a new life.
That your country is more politically and
economically stabilized, for any investment through
your professional advice, Hence I seek your good
assistance to invest these funds into profitable
investment in your country to facilitate future
survival for my family abroad we have proposed 20%
of the total sum for all necessary assistance and
protection we may need in your country. Please treat
this matter as highly personal because all our
future now depends on this money and we can not
afford to make any mistake whatsoever. Please try
and reply us urgently on receipt of this letter in
other to arrange on the best possible way to do it
for safety.
May God continue to guard and protect you.
Regards
Mrs. Ramatu .W.Mohamed
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