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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: syvia okunbor <syvia_okunbor37@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: sylvia_okunbor100@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 21:06:02 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Dearest One,
Dearest One,
It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my Son=
,intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you befo=
re but I believe,one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometime=
s in life.
There is this huge amount of Eigtheen million
U.S dollars($18,000,000.00) which my late Husband kept for us in a securi=
ty storage house here in Abidjan before he was assasinated by unknow pers=
ons.Now me and my son decided to invest these money in your country or an=
ywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.We w=
ant you to help us to transfer this fund to your country for investment p=
urposes on the followings below:
1). Telecommunication
2). Automobile manufacturing
3). Five star hotel
If you you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to y=
ou 20% Of the total fund.
I await your soonest response.
Extend my warmest regards to your entire family.
Thank you and God bless you.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Syvia Okunbor.=20
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