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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: BARRISTER STOWE WILLIAMS <enquires_myclientneedhelp@yahoo.com>
Date: 5 Apr 2008 20:00:18 +0200
Subject: TREAT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER STOWE WILLIAMS
PERSONAL LAWYER TO THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF
LIBERIA .
DEAR MADAM / SIR
MY NAME IS BARRISTER STOWE WILLIAMS, I AM A PRIVATE ATTORNEY AND I
HAVE A CLIENT WHO IS INTERESTED IN INVESTING SOME GOOD MONEY IN YOUR
COMPANY.
MY CLIENT IS A VERY IMPORTANT AND PROMINENT PERSON WHO HAS MANDATED ME
TO CONTACT YOU OR YOUR COMPANY FOR A VERY IMPORTANT BUSINESS
TRANSACTION.MY CLIENT IS BY NAME MR. CHARLES TAYLOR AND HE WAS THE FORMAL
PRESIDENTOF LIBERIA FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA. MR. CHARLES TAYLOR MADE ALOT
OF MONEY THROUGH GOLD/DIAMOND, OIL PROCEEDS DURING HIS TENURE IN OFFICE.
THE TRUTH OF THIS CASE IS THAT MY CLIENT DESPITE THE PROBLEM HE IS
GOING THROUGH NOW, HE STILL HAS A LOT OF MONEY IN HIS POSSESSION. WHICH HE
INTENDS TO INVEST OUTSIDE OUR COUNTRY LIBERIA. WHAT MY CLIENT NEEDS
FROM YOU NOW IS A RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHERE HE CAN TRANSFER SOME MONEY BUT
MIND YOU, ALL THE MONEY IN HIS POSSESSION CAN NOT LEAVE AT ONCE BECAUSE
HE NEEDS TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND TRUST IN SOMEONE WHO WOULD NOT EXPOSE
HIS PLAN TO REMIT AND POSSIBLY INVEST IN YOUR COMPANY. SO HE HAS AGREED
THAT I SHOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF US$250 MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS, THEN IF HE FINDS YOU RELIABLE, HE WILL STILL TRANSFER
THE REMAINING US$5O MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS AND YOU ARE FREE TO
NEGOTIATE YOUR MODE OF COMPENSATION EVEN IF HE INTENDS TO INVEST THE
MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY.
PLEASE, DO NOT HESITATE TO INDICATE YOUR VIEW OF THIS REQUEST BY
CONTACTING ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL, SO THAT THE NECESSARY
ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR THE MONEY TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY. DUE TO THE
PRESENT SITUATION OF MY CLIENT, I WOULD BE HAPPY IF THIS REQUEST CAN BE KEPT
A SECRET. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED.
I HOPE MY CLIENT WOULD BE HAPPY INVESTING WITH YOU.IF THIS PROPOSAL IS
ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, DO NOT FORGET TO SEND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS WHEN REPLYING.
THANKS,
BARRISTER STOWE WILLIAMS
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