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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: "Usman Sankoh" <abced_form2000@consultantsite.net>
Reply-To: u_sankoh@FunduMail.com
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 18:12:49 +0000
Subject: Awaiting your suggestion..
From: Sankoh's family.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
Dear Sir,
Your contact was reviewed after devoted prayer session to our divine
redeemer who can only strenghten your resolve to assist us achieve our
goal. We are the apparent heirs of late Col. Ibrahim Sankoh, the opposition
leader in Ivory coast that was killed in Bouake county on 7/02/2004.
My mother and two sisters managed to escaped with me into Porto-novo Benin
republic after the incident of my father's death. Presently we have
relocated to Abuja under custody of the Organization for Africa Unity (OAU)
on asylum.
Just last week we received an unexpected contact from my late father's
lawyer back home notifying us that my late father had some deposit in a
finance company in Europe. Now we have opened up communication with the
finance company and they have confirmed this position.
Consequently, since neither my mother nor I could be physically present in
Europe as we are still under the protection of the OAU due to lack of valid
traveling documents resulting from the circumstances of our exit from home,
we have decided to ask your assistance to help stand in for us as the
beneficiary so that we can urgently move the funds to a safe place in your
country. The amount in question is USD$23.7 Million, and the security
company is only awaiting us to come forward with a valid proof as the next
of kin.
As soon as you indicate interest to assist us we shall give you further
details and thereafter forward the relevant documents to you. We are ready
to offer you some reasonable portion if you can oblige us your help.
May God bless you and your family. Please send your reply through email:
u_sankoh@FunduMail.com.
Yours Sincerly,
Usman Sankoh.
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