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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: richiben2007@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:58:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REQUEST FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE
¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:bensonrichrichard@yahoo.com.co
REQUEST FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE
- RICHARD BENSON TEL : +228-9844083E-MAIL : richiben2007@yahoo.fr LOME â TOGO.SIR,REQUEST FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE.FIRSTLY,I WISH TO CRAVE YOUR UTMOST CONFIDENCE IN THIS PROPOSAL.I AM RICHARD BENSON, THE FIRST SON OF LATE COLONEL PETER BENSON WHO WAS THE AIDE â DE â CAMP TO THE FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT, CHARLES TAYLOR WHO IS CURRENTLY INCARCERATED FOR WAR CRIMES.MY PARENTS WERE ASSASSINATED BY THE ANTI â TAYLORS WHO CLAIMED THAT MY FATHER DEPRIVED THEM FROM HARMING HIS MASTER, CHARLES TAYLOR. THE DEATH OF MY PARENTS LEFT MYJUNIOR BROTHER AND I, ORPHANS.WE ESCAPED FROM THE THEN WARING COUNTRY , LIBERIA TO TOGO WITH THE RED CROSS AIRCRAFT THAT EVACUATED FOREIGNERS FROM THE WAR THEATRE SOME YEARS AGO.BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY PARENTS, MY FATHER DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY FIRM, 200KGS OF GOLD DUST AND THE SUM OF FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ( US$5,500,000 ) FOR HIS PERSONAL PROGRAMME NOT KNOWING THAT HE WAS GOING TO DIE. THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENT BEARS MY MOTHERâS NAME AND MINE AS THE NEXT OF KINS.PRESENTLY, WE ARE STRANDED IN TOGO AND DESIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THE AFORE-MENTIONED WEALTH AND OUR PERSONAL SELVES TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.NOTE THAT ARRENGMENT FOR THE WIRE OF THE FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY HAS BEEN MADE AND I AM ONLY WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY TO COMMENCE.PLEASE, LET ME KNOW YOUR CONDITION FOR ASSISTANCE AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THE TRANSACTION.AWAITING YOUR FAVOURABLE REPLY.YOURS SINCERELY,RICHARD BENSON
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