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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: Franklyn Butto <buttofr07@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <buttofamily@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:21:43 +0000
Subject: From Franklyn Butto Appeal for Assistance.
From Franklyn Butto Appeal for Assistance.Dearest one,Greetings in the name of God. I am Franklyn Butto from Sierra Leone. I am writing you from Rep of Cote d'Ivoire where I Have been taking refuge after the brutal war and Murder of my parents and my younger sister by the rebels during the renewed Fighting in our country Sierra Leone. Because of the war my late Father sold his shipping company and took me to a nearby country Cote d'Ivoire where he deposited US$10, 300,000.00 Million(Ten Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in his foreign account with one of the bank here in Cote d'Ivoire. Please, I have prayed before contacting you with the trust in God that you will be of help to me. I am seeking for your assistance to transfer this money to your account for a good investment project in your country and also relocate to your country to further my studies. I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum for Your assistance. Please for your good information this transaction Is 100% risk free and in no way connected with any illegal transaction, Please help me to get out of this terrible situation and my Almighty God will bless you. please kindly get back to me through my private email (buttofamily@yahoo.fr) for more discussion.Best RegardsFranklyn Butto
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