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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: "PRINCE WILLIAMS SANKOH" <JOSEPH_DE2003@yahoo.co.UK> (may be fake)
Reply-To: prince_wallims191@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:51:30 -0800
Subject: URGENT
PRINCE WILLIAMS SANKOH
BUDUMBURA REFUGEE CAMP
ACCRA-GHANA,WEST AFRICA.
EMAIL:JOSEPH_DE2003@yahoo.co.UK
TEL:(233)-24-4716533
ATTN:
Good day to you.
How are you today?I hope that everything is fine.If
so,thanks be to God.
I know you'll be surprised and wonder as to why I'm
contacting you since we have never met before,but
please read on and you'll understand.
I got your esteemed particulars from your Web-Site at
an Internet Media Connection ; and decided to contact
you with the hope that you'll offer any assistance you
can on my plight.
Do note that what I'm about to disclose to you is 100%
truth (See attached picture of the money in question
at the extreem end/bottom of this message).
I am PRINCE WILLIAMS the son of the late KING
SANKOH AGOMAKA WILLIAMS the XI of MENDE TRIBE in
Sierra Leone. My father was until his death the king
of MENDE TRIBE IN SIERRA LEONE,and a member of the
then ruling cabinet of President AHMED TEJAN
KABBAH,and also one of the richest diamond dealers in
Sierra Leone.
On the 31st of December 1998 (on new year eve) my
father was murdered by rebel forces(The R.U.F rebels
of Sierra-Leone) on the accusation that he is in
support of the democratically elected PRESIDENT AHMED
TEJAN KABBAH.
My father married 2 wives with 9 children. My
father!&s
two wives, my four brothers and three sisters were
murdered in cold blood.Fortunately,I and my younger
brother was not in the palace when they raided and we
are the only survivors.We were rescued by the WEST
AFRICAN PEACE KEEPING FORCE (ECOMOG)on the 15th of
Sept. 1999.
Since the sudden death of my father and all the other
members of our family,we have been displaced and
disorganised.We arrived here in Accra-Ghana at this
refugee camp on 10th of Oct. 2001, and has since then
been here. On our extensive search in the palace
(after the death of our father )where my late father
used to keep his important things. We discovered
some documents which revealed that my late father
deposited some huge amount of cash(in USA Dollars) in
a Security & Vault house for safe-keeping,and he put
my name as his next of kin,and left a standing order
with the company that should in case anything happens
to him ,we (his children)should be given the
opportunity to nominate a representative who will
assist us to claim the deposited luggages because of
our status as Under-aged Refugees.
Please we really need you to assist us to get this
funds out from the security company and invest it in
your country for us.It is due to this reason that we
have decided to contact an experienced person of your
caliber to assist us. I hereby wish to use this medium
to solicit for your urgent assistance to claim &
invest the funds in your country.And out of the
funds,we promise to reward you with 20% for your
assistance(but this is still negotiable).The total
amount involved which my late father deposited for
safe-keeping at the security company is US$47.5
million (this we got to know from our late father's
personal declaration).
What we really want from you is:
1)TO ASSIST US IN CLAIMING THIS FUNDS OUT FROM THE
VAULT COMPANY AND BANKING PART OF THIS MONEY INTO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
2)INVESTING THIS MONEY IN A LUCRATIVE AND BLUE CHIP
VENTURE THAT YOU SHALL ADVICE IN YOUR COUNTRY SO THAT
WE WILL NO LONGER SUFFER AS WE ARE PRESENTLY SUFFERING
NOW AT THIS REFUGEE CAMP HERE IN GHANA.
3)HELPING US TO PROVIDE NECESSARY TRAVELLING PAPERS TO
EMMIGRATE TO YOUR COUNTRY AND GETTING RESIDENT PERMITS
AND A HOUSE FOR US AND ALSO GETTING AN ADMISSION FOR
US INTO ANY SCHOOL, SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE OUR
EDUCATION FROM WHERE WE STOPPED IN YOUR COUNTRY.
Please this is very urgent, as I want to hear from you
immediately you receive this mail, meanwhile treat
this matter with absolute confidentiality.
Do expedite urgent actions in replying,through my
private e-mail address: JOSEPH_DE2003@yahoo.co.UK for
further enlightenment.Hoping to develop a good
relationship with you.Thanks in anticipation of your
earliest response.Extend my warmest regards to all
your family.God bless you for assisting us.
Personal regards,
PRINCE WILLIAMS SANKOH
NB:Do please endeavour to include your private fax &
telephone numbers(mobile phone number if available)to
facilitate a more easier and quick communication. Also
your reply should be sent to my private e-mail address
prince_de2003.com. You'll find attached to
this email a photograph of the luggages that were
deposited at the vault company by my late father,this
picture I found amongst the documents covering the
deposit,I just want you to see it so that you will
know that I'm not telling you lies. Thanks & remain
blessed.
Do give me a call on:oo. 233-244-716533,
(24-Hours).
PRINCE WILLIAMS SANKOH:
THANKS
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