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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: Frank Omoh <frank_omoh114@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:20:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Frank Omoh
Dear Sir
How are you and the daily activities including your family?
Hope everybody is fine.
Though we've not met before,My Name is Frank Omoh and I am 26 years of age, I got your contact when i was searching for a reliable and trust worthy person who fears God.
I am a citizen of Sierra Leone, elder son to the High Chief of Ore Village who was killed during the Sierra Leonean war by the rebels. My
father died and left behind physical cash of $12,150,000,00 Twelve Million one hundred and fifty thousand USD, which he
safely kept in a Security Finance Company during his regime in the office. I want to invest this money in any profitable business of your choice in your country.
All I want is for you to receive the money and send invitation letter for me to join you. Your urgent reply will enable me to arrange with the Security Finance Company to move this money through their special Diplomatic Courier Services to your country For you to claim it till I will meet you up in your country for my investment.
All the necessary Documents of Deposit from the Security Company are
with me. In your reply, please include your private telephone and fax
numbers.
I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be
my foreign partner because. So I don't want to make any costly mistake that will make me lose my money.
You will be entitled to 20% of the total sum for your assistance.
Waiting to hear from you soon.
Thanks for your co-operation.
My best regards
Frank Omoh
+233243977991
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