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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: Innocent Obodo <inobodo26.sister@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: rosebodo.inno@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:34:50 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From. Miss Rose,
From. Miss Rose and innocent,
117 Rue de Jardin.
Boulevard de Mersielle
Abidjan-Cote-d'ivore, West Africa .
It is a delight to have your esteemed contact, i am master Innocent obodo and my sister Rose, from sierra-leone. We wish to invest in a manufacturing and real Estate management industry in your country. We have ($15 Million United State Dollars) to invest in the industry and we will require your assistance in receiving the funds into your bank account in your country.
This money was released from the gold dust sold During the war in our country Sierra-leone by my late father General micheal obodo, he deposited this money here in a finance company for a security reason, with enabling condition for the release of the fund which are as follow:
Upon request for the release of the fund, there must be evidence of an appointed foreign partner with investment intentions especially outside the West Africa .
For your decision in helping me and my sister, we shall be glad to ask you these few questions:
Can we put our trust to your care?
Can you help us honestly, now that we are in need of your help?
How much in percentage will you require from us after the transfer of the funds to your account?
I would like also to require for your help in the investemt plans, will you help us?
Please read these, if you accept helping us, do indicate by giving us your response so that we can be able to proceed further and you will made arrangements to repartriate us to your country for futher our education while you took charge of the investment.
Waiting for your prompt response.
Yours Faithfully,
Miss Rose And innocent ,
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