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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.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Sarah Montgomery" <online13@fanconline.com>
Reply-To: sarahmont234@sify.com
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:19:34 +0000
Subject: For Your Kind Attention.
Good day,
This business proposal to you is strictly confidential, with due
respect. Sorry at this perceived confusion or stress you may have receiving
this letter from me, Since we have not known ourselves or met
previously. Despite that, I am constrained to write you this letter because of
the urgency of it.
By way of self introduction, I am Mrs. Sarah Montgomery, the wife of
late H.B MONTGOMERY formal director general in charge of the National
sales of diamonds(DIAMOND RESERVE) Who died in the Sierra Leone civil
disturbance [War]. My three daughters , my step son and I are trapped in
obnoxious custom and traditional norms. We have suffered maltreatment and
untold hardship in the hands of my late husband's family, simply because I did
not bear a male child [heir apparent] for my late husband. By tradition, all
that my late husband had, [wealth] belongs to his brothers/family. And myself
is to be remarried by his immediate younger brother which I vehemently
refused.
They have taken all that I suffered with my husband to acquire including
treasures, houses and his bank particular seized by them I wanted to escape to
the United State of America [USA} with my children on exile, but again they
conspired and stole my international passport and other traveling document to
further frust rate me. Thank God, two weeks ago, my late husband lawyer
received Key Text Code [KTC} from a Security & Finance Company abroad, that my
late husband deposited of U.S $15.2 Million [fifteen Million Two Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars] cash, with this company.
It has therefore, become very necessary and urgent to contact someone,
a foreigner like you to help me receive/secure these consignment
overseas after the consignment has been claim from the security you can shall
assist me to place the funds in a reliable bank Account (presumably an empty
Bank Account, if available) and to help invest it on our behalf as well, while
we find a way of getting out to meet with you in your country.
These consignment are kept on an "OPEN BENEFICIARY MANDATE? with the
Security Company to avoid detection, seizure or diversion. my late
husband attorney have had several telephone discussions with the Assistant
Director of the security company, who has express willingness to help me on
meeting the company's demands. This is why I have contacted you to
help save my children and I, receive these consignment on our behalf.
But, you would need to give me sufficient assurance that if you help me, you
wouldn?t divert the funds. My children and I have resolved to give you 20% of
the total sum.
This is all my children and I have got to live on. Please, I have reposed my
confidence in you and hope you will not disappoint me. I look forward
to your urgent response, including your private phone / mobile No and
also your fax no for easier communication.
Stay blessed.
Mrs.Sarah Montgomery.
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